In honor of the inauguration of a new president and vice president, we offer ten poems that have inspired Americans. 

Works by Francis Scott Key, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Thomas Buchanan Read, Julia Ward Howe, Langston Hughes, Walt Whitman, Rosemary Carr Benet, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Henry Van Dyke and Emma Lazarus. 

They're performed by PNT Company members Mary Chalon, Paul Perri, Barry Gordon, Jill Rogosheske, Taylor Hawthorne and Lance Davis. Sound Design by Dave Bennett.

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 The classic adventure every school boy and girl should hear. Performed by PNT Company member Barry Gordon.

 A young girl does her part to create America. Performed by PNT Artistic Director Lance Davis.

 The women at home also serve.

Performed by PNT Company member Jill Rogosheske.

 by Julia Ward Howe. Performed by PNT Company member Paul Perri.

 The American Poet...

 The lady in the harbor. Performed by PNT Co-founder Mary Chalon.

 You must go away to appreciate home. Performed by PNT Cofounder Mary Chalon.

 Written by legendary American poet Langston Hughes. A call to America to live up to the promise Walt Whitman described. Performed by PNT Company member Taylor Hawthorne. 

 By Lawrence Ferlinghetti. We are all waiting. Performed by PNT Artistic Director Lance Davis.