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Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco

Marcia Franklin talks with inaugural Poet Richard Blanco about his life and work.

12/20/2019 | Rating TV-G

Scout Dialogue: Writers Collection

Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco

Special | 28m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Marcia Franklin talks with inaugural Poet Richard Blanco about his life and work.

Marcia Franklin talks with Richard Blanco, the first LatinX and gay inaugural poet. Blanco wrote a poem for President Obama's second inaugural and read it at the ceremony. He discusses what that was like, the themes of his work, and the power of poetry to change lives. Mr. Blanco was the keynote speaker at the Idaho Humanities Council's annual event in 2019.

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Scout Dialogue: Writers Collection is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

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Scout Dialogue: Writers Collection

Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco

Special | 28m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Marcia Franklin talks with Richard Blanco, the first LatinX and gay inaugural poet. Blanco wrote a poem for President Obama's second inaugural and read it at the ceremony. He discusses what that was like, the themes of his work, and the power of poetry to change lives. Mr. Blanco was the keynote speaker at the Idaho Humanities Council's annual event in 2019.

12/20/2019 | Rating TV-G

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