On the Pulse of Morning
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"On the Pulse of Morning" is a poem by Maya Angelou, best known for being recited at U.S. President Bill Clinton’s 1993 inauguration and for its themes of hope, renewal, and social justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On the Pulse of Morning canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | the people of the United States ⓘ |
| author | Maya Angelou ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album
|
| awardReceivedFor | Angelou’s recording of the poem ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfFirstPerformance | 1993-01-20 ⓘ |
| features |
personification of natural elements
ⓘ
symbolic use of Rock, River, and Tree ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre |
inaugural poem
ⓘ
occasional poem ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
diversity
ⓘ
peace ⓘ tolerance ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early 1990s U.S. political climate
ⓘ
post–Cold War era ⓘ |
| inauguralPoemNumber | second poem recited at a U.S. presidential inauguration ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineCount | approximately 106 lines ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium |
print
ⓘ
spoken word ⓘ |
| notableFor |
addressing America’s multicultural identity
ⓘ
being recited at the 1993 U.S. presidential inauguration ⓘ |
| occasion | First inauguration of Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya Angelou’s body of poetic work ⓘ |
| performedBy | Maya Angelou ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Gift Outright ⓘ |
| precededByAuthor | Robert Frost ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| rhetoricalDevice |
allusion
ⓘ
anaphora ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| subject |
American history
ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ national identity ⓘ |
| theme |
environmental awareness
ⓘ
hope ⓘ inclusion ⓘ racial reconciliation ⓘ renewal ⓘ social justice ⓘ unity ⓘ |
| yearOfAward | 1994 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.