17 April 2021
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
A special edition of the poem "The Hill We Climb," read at the inauguration of the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, on January 20, 2021
On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet, at age twenty-two, to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Her inaugural poem, "The Hill We Climb," is now available to cherish in this special edition.
| Title | : | The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country |
| Edition Language | : | English |
| ISBN | : | null |
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I've never watched any of the past US inaugurations, but when Amanda Gorman shared the glorious news that she was selected as the official inaugural poet for the 2021 inauguration, I knew I had to tun...
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Breathtaking. I watched this performed live along with my husband and child, and we all wept openly. Cannot wait to read more from this brilliant mind!...
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“The new dawn blooms as we free it,For there is always light, If only we’re brave enough to see it,If only we’re brave enough to be it.” Blog | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Bloglovin...
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This poem seems to have made Amanda Gorman into a household name overnight, and she absolutely deserves it. What an incredibly talented writer - we are blessed by her words....
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hearing it for the first time was breathtaking and now reading it for the first time was moving...
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That's the way to become the first Youth Poet Laureate of the United States. ...
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Just perfection. So glad to have a copy now. Her performance of this at the inauguration was outstanding and I hear her voice every time I pick this up....
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“All art is propaganda; on the other hand, not all propaganda is art.”-George OrwellWell...this is clearly propaganda. I would consider any MLK speech as much more poetic and artistic than this ch...
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It's a good thing Harold Bloom is already dead because hearing this poem would have killed him. Gorman's work was an utterly dreadful, cliché-ridden piece of juvenilia that had all the charm and sens...
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Oh America, you can do better than this.The poem is verbose, unimaginative, condescending, self-indulgent, didactic and - what is worst - cliched.It is understandable that American hearts may need rea...
