Famous Inauguration Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Inauguration poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous inauguration poems. These examples illustrate what a famous inauguration poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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...ough to be it
Amanda Gorman, the nation's first-ever youth poet laureate, read the following poem during the inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021....Read more of this...
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Gorman, Amanda
...all opened, and flowed with joyous tears,
So they all dispers'd quietly with spirits light that day,
And that ended the inauguration of the Hill o' Balgay....Read more of this...
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McGonagall, William Topaz
...Good people of Dundee, your voices raise,
And to Miss Baxter give great praise;
Rejoice and sing and dance with glee,
Because she has founded a College in Bonnie Dundee.
Therefore loudly in her praise sing,
And make Dundee with your voices ring,
And give honour to whom honour is due,
Because ladies like her are very few.
'Twas on the 5th day of October...Read more of this...
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McGonagall, William Topaz
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