“When my wife told me about
it, I was very happy, but as it sank in that this gay Cuban man is going to be
talking to the world, it just became hugely moving to me. I found myself crying
very unexpectedly. There are a lot of firsts that still happen. In the 21st
century you’d think there wouldn’t be too many firsts left, but every now and
then something happens, and it reminds you that the journey is ongoing, that
the shining city on the hill, that place of paradise where we’re all equal, is
not quite here. But we’re getting closer.”
on Richard Blanco being
selected to write and recite a poem at President Barack Obama’s second
inauguration on January 21, 2013
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