One Today

Richard Blanco’s poem, first recited at Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration, became an inaugural address in verse. Blanco was the fifth poet to read at a United States presidential inauguration. The book presents a poetic narrative shaped by his experience as inaugural poet in 2013 and extending beyond that event. It commemorates America with acrylic and India ink illustrations. Its text is written in loose, open lines with a conversational quality.