Richard Blanco Reading Order
1 series · 31 books
Richard Blanco is an American poet, engineer, and author who gained national prominence as the fifth poet to read at a U.S. presidential inauguration, delivering "One Today" at Barack Obama's second swearing-in ceremony. Breaking multiple barriers as the first immigrant, first Latino, and first openly gay poet to hold this honor, Blanco has built a diverse literary career spanning poetry, playwriting, and fiction. His body of work explores themes of identity, belonging, and American experience across multiple genres and formats.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete31 books
Start with The American Revolution, the first of 31 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Strong |
| 2 | Boston strong |
| 3 | Boundaries |
| 4 | City of a Hundred Fires |
| 5 | Constellation |
| 6 | Counting Time Like People Count Stars |
| 7 | Devil's Tongue |
| 8 | En busca del Gulf Motel |
| 9 | For All of Us, One Today |
| 10 | For All of Us, One Today |
| 11 | Grabbed |
| 12 | Homeland of My Body |
| 13 | How to Love a Country |
| 14 | Looking for the Gulf Motel |
| 15 | Matters of the Sea / Cosas del mar |
| 16 | One Today |
| 17 | One Today: A Poem for Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration |
| 18 | One today |
| 19 | Poets with Masks On |
| 20 | Prince of Los Cocuyos |
| 21 | Say this isn't the end |
| 22 | Stormheilm |
| 23 | Story I Want to Tell |
| 24 | The prince of Los Cocuyos |
| 25 | The American Revolution 1993 |
| 26 | City of a Hundred Fires 1998 |
| 27 | City of a Hundred Fires 1998 |
| 28 | No difference, no future! 1999 |
| 29 | Directions to the Beach of the Dead 2004 |
| 30 | Nowhere But Here 2004 |
| 31 | Directions to the Beach of the Dead 2005 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Richard Blanco written?
- Richard Blanco has written 31 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1993 to 2005.
- Are Richard Blanco's series complete?
- Richard Blanco has 1 completed series.

