https://soundcloud.com/music-68-2/until-we-could I was deeply moved by this choral composition of my poem “Until We Could,” by composer Oliver Caplan. Thank you, Oliver, and the New Hampshire Master Chorale, for this beautiful song—an affirmation, an act of humanity,...
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“The President’s Poet” on The Poet Speaks Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mOhzAVbWj8 “As poets, we ask questions that aren't being asked. Art humanizes issues that are abstracted by the media… When I write a poem of witness, I see a face, a name, beyond the idea… I think this is the role of poetry in civic...
Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco Remembers Robert Frost & JFK
#FlashbackFriday to reflections on the power of poetry in civic discourse: Robert Frost’s...
“Waiting for Snow in Havana” – a musical in development.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9c5a2PfxjI&t=1764s A magical night with the creative team of “Waiting for Snow in Havana,” a musical in development that I am working on as co-lyricist. We shared demos of several songs, talked about the creative process, and next...
Reading at Longfellow House: “WE (too) THE PEOPLE”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PEnYtG34HY Last week, I read poems on the lawn of the historic Longfellow House. I left with a renewed sense of hope for humanity — inspired by all who shared the space and placed their faith in words, in a shared vision of the America...
The Inaugural Poet on Politics, Poetry, and Power
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=TLGG_RONGBoOINQyODA3MjAyNQ&v=LTBzdEV18iY&feature=youtu.be Grateful for the meaningful conversation with Sean Murphy on the "Some Things Considered" Podcast about the power of poetry to bear witness, the role of art in...
Defense of Democracy Podcast – The Voice of a Poet: Richard Blanco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lphRpjWv2kA Thank you to Karen Svoboda for inviting me onto the Defense of Democracy podcast—and for holding space for such vital conversations. We spoke about poetry, democracy as a verb (not a noun), and the role of language in...
“Uncertain – Sea Principle” A Poem for UNESCO’s Year of the Quantum Poetry Contest.
Grateful to share my poem, “Uncertain - Sea Principle” - a contrapuntal ode inspired by Werner Heisenberg—with UNESCO’s Quantum Year 2025 and the Brilliant (Quantum) Poetry Contest, open through June 30, 2025. This contest celebrates both the International Year...
A Choral Composition by Oliver Caplan of “Cloud Anthem” by Richard Blanco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGNcOVw3YyY A belated note of gratitude to composer Oliver Caplan for his choral composition of my poem "CLOUD ANTHEM," and to the New Hampshire Master Chorale with Juventas New Music Ensemble for their dulcet tones. This performance,...
María Magdalena Campos-Pons: “Procession of Angels for Radical Love and Unity”
Last month, I was honored to unite with all who attended the "Procession of Angels for Radical Love and Unity"; neighbors, poets, historians, musicians, puppeteers, et al who walked the 2.5 miles through the streets of East Harlem, a.k.a. El Barrio in solidarity for a...
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