inauguration

From Insurrection to Inauguration: Photos From the Capitol

Rachel Cobb Documents Two Weeks in Washington

 
By Rachel Cobb  February 13, 2021
The Hub

Amanda Gorman won the inauguration.

By Jessie Gaynor  January 21, 2021
The Hub

President Joe Biden panders to writers everywhere by ALSO doing last-minute edits.

By Jonny Diamond  January 20, 2021
The Hub

Poets take note: there is now a Maya Angelou Barbie.

By Jonny Diamond  January 19, 2021
Poetry

We Didn’t Always Pair Poets to Presidents: How Robert Frost Ended Up at JFK’s Inauguration

By John Burnside  February 10, 2020
Essay

What If You Gave an Inauguration and Nobody Came?

By Aminatta Forna  January 19, 2018
Deep Dive

How to Be a Patriot in America

By David L. Ulin  February 21, 2017
What to Read

20 Literary Voices On What to Do Now

By Emily Temple  January 30, 2017
Politics

Jesus Christ at the Inauguration

By Timothy Denevi  January 23, 2017
Personal Essay

Why Three Generations of My Family Are Marching in Washington

By Rebecca Chace  January 20, 2017
What to Read

75 Books for the Next Four Years

By Adam Fitzgerald  January 20, 2017
Close Reading

A Painfully Close Reading of That Terrible Trump Victory Poem

By Emily Temple  January 20, 2017
Feature

Dr. Seuss or Donald Trump? You Decide

By Benjamin Samuel  January 19, 2017
Poets

Inaugural Poem for [REDACTED]

By jayy dodd  January 18, 2017
What to Read

NBCC Resistance Lit: Your Inauguration Week Reading List

By Literary Hub  January 16, 2017

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