The Richard Blanco Fellowship in Creative Writing was established in honor of alum Richard Blanco, upon the celebration of the 25th anniversary of FIU's Creative Writing Program. Through this fellowship, we aim to build an endowment to support
After the re-election of President Barack Obama, the two-time alumnus was named the fifth Presidential Inaugural Poet in U.S. history, joining the ranks of luminary American poets Robert Frost and Maya Angelou. He was the youngest, the first Latino, immigrant and gay person to serve in the role, reciting "One Today," an original poem he wrote for the inauguration in January 2013.
