United States presidential inauguration

===Poems===
[[File:Angelou at Clinton inauguration.jpg|thumb|[[Maya Angelou]] delivering her poem "[[On the Pulse of Morning]]" at Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993]]
Six inaugural ceremonies since 1961 have included a reading by a poet.<ref name=wp>{{cite news |author=Michael E. Ruane |title=Selection Provides Civil Rights Symmetry |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/17/AR2008121702027.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter |newspaper=Washington Post |date=December 17, 2008 |access-date=January 15, 2009 }}</ref> The following poetry readings have taken place: 
*[[Inauguration of John F. Kennedy]] (1961): [[Robert Frost]] read part of "[[For John F. Kennedy His Inauguration|Dedication]]" and recited "[[The Gift Outright]]"<ref name="tuten">Tuten, Nancy Lewis; Zubizarreta, John (2001). ''The Robert Frost Encyclopedia.'' Greenwood Publishing Group, {{ISBN|9780313294648}}</ref>
*[[First inauguration of Bill Clinton]] (1993): [[Maya Angelou]] read her poem "[[On the Pulse of Morning]]"<ref name="kelloway">Kelloway, Kate. (January 24, 1993).  "Poet for the New America," ''The Observer''.</ref>
*[[Second inauguration of Bill Clinton]] (1997): [[Miller Williams]] read his poem "Of History and Hope"<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenthal|first=Harry|title=Poet Addresses Inaugural Event|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/inaug/mon/williams.htm|access-date=February 1, 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 20, 1997}}</ref> 
*[[First inauguration of Barack Obama]] (2009): [[Elizabeth Alexander (poet)|Elizabeth Alexander]] read her poem "[[Praise Song for the Day]]"<ref name=ny>{{cite news |author=Katharine Q. Seelye |title=Poet Chosen for Inauguration Is Aiming for a Work That Transcends the Moment |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/us/politics/21poet.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 21, 2008 |access-date=January 15, 2009 }}</ref>
*[[Second inauguration of Barack Obama]] (2013): [[Richard Blanco]] read his poem "[[One Today]]"<ref>{{cite news|last=Bruce|first=Mary|title='One Today': Full Text of Richard Blanco Inaugural Poem |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/today-richard-blanco-poem-read-barack-obama-inauguration/story?id=18274653|access-date=January 22, 2013|newspaper=ABC News|date=January 21, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Inauguration of Joe Biden]] (2021): [[Amanda Gorman]] read her poem "[[The Hill We Climb]]"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Domonoske |first1=Camila |title=Poet Amanda Gorman Reads 'The Hill We Climb' |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/inauguration-day-live-updates/2021/01/20/958743170/poet-amanda-gorman-reads-the-hill-we-climb |access-date=January 20, 2021 |work=[[NPR]] |date=January 20, 2021}}</ref>