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By Rhian Sasseen posted at 4:00 pm on February 19, 2013 0

Inaugural poet Richard Blanco talks to NPR about the experience.

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Rhian Sasseen is an intern for The Millions. She is a writer and recent graduate of Smith College living in Cambridge, MA. She blogs at rhiansasseen.com.

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