Amanda Gorman
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From “Back to the Past” by Amanda Gorman
The closest we get to time travelIs our fears softening,Our hurts unclenching,As we become more akinTo kin, as we returnTo who we wereBefore we actually wereAnything to anyone— Amanda Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet in US history when she recited her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” during the inauguration ceremony of President Joe Biden Continue reading
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National Poetry Month 2025
I don’t remember my first poetry book. Not even the first poem I read, though I imagine both might have been something written by Shel Silverstein. I have come to believe that Silverstein’s poetry is the gateway drug for most of us. Though despite not remembering where it started, poetry has become a major part Continue reading
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“Earthrise” by Amanda Gorman
I end this celebration of National Poetry Month as I started it – with the words of Amanda Gorman. So for the thirtieth and final poem, I have chosen her climate change poem, “Earthrise.” Please enjoy. Continue reading
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“The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman
I was introduced to the words of Amanda Gorman in the same way most of you were – through her inauguration poem recited on January 20, 2021 when President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in as the leaders of this country. As the nation took in a collected sigh of relief, Continue reading
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National Poetry Month 2021
“The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman “Fight for Love” by Andrea Gibson “To Elsie” by William Carlos Williams “A Life of Errands” by Leonard Cohen “American Arithmetic” by Natalie Diaz “In the Event of My Demise” by Tupac Amaru Shakur “Love Calls Us to the Things of This World” by Richard Wilbur “Grief Calls Continue reading
Alex Lemon, Amanda Gorman, Andrea Gibson, Anne Sexton, Celina Gomez, Charles Simic, Claudia Rankine, Clint Smith III, Darius Simpson, Edgar Allan Poe, Franny Choi, Ire'ne Lara Silva, Isaac Nellum, Jared Singer, Joy Harjo, Justin Phillip Reed, Leonard Cohen, Molly Brodak, Natalie Diaz, National Poetry Month, Richard Wilbur, Saul Williams, Shane Koyczan, Sherman Alexie, Ted Kooser, Tracy K. Smith, Tupac Amaru Shakur, Vijay Seshadri, William Carlos Williams
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