Today’s poem is “My Father, My Hands” by Richard Blanco. Richard is the author of three books poems, most recently Looking for the Gulf Motel and a memoir, The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood . Richard read his poem “One Today” at President Obama’s second inauguration.

My Father, My Hands

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My Father, My Hands

My Father, My Hands