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How does poetry fit in with inaugural events?

Why do presidents invite poets to speak at the inauguration?

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Answer: In one of the inauguration's most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman is the youngest by far of the poets to ever read in a Inauguration. Presidents, invited poets to recite original works at both of his swearings-in, inaugural poetry is a relatively to see there words of america from another perspective. Poetry fits in to a Inagural event showing a preview like in movies you have a preview of a new movie coming soon, But when a poet speaks they refer to not what's coming soon but what already happend in there own words, the nation's words.

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