Just like a skill or any art, We cannot possess hope withou… - Amanda Gorman

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Just like a skill or any art, We cannot possess hope without practicing it. It is the most fundamental craft we demand of ourselves.

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Amanda Gorman (born 7 March 1998) is an American poet and social activist. She published the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough in 2015, and became the first National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017. She studied sociology at Harvard College, and graduated cum laude as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received worldwide attention with her recitation of her poem "The Hill We Climb" written for the inauguration of US President Joe Biden.

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Alternative Names: Amanda S. C. Gorman

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Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true:
That even as we grieved, we grew
That even as we hurt, we hoped
That even as we tired, we tried

When asking how others were faring, We did not expect an honest or full response. What words can answer how we’re remaining alive?

That even as we grieved, we grew,
That even as we hurt, we hoped,
That even as we tired, we tried.

Just like a skill or any art, We cannot possess hope without practicing it. It is the most fundamental craft we demand of ourselves. - Amanda Gorman

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