There is nothing so agonizing, or so dangerous, as a memory… - Amanda Gorman

" "
There is nothing so agonizing, or so dangerous,
as a memory unexpressed, unexplored, unexplained, &
unexploded. Grief is the grenade that always goes off.

Amanda Gorman

This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references

poetry repression memories grief poem

English

Collect this quote

About Amanda Gorman

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.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Amanda S. C. Gorman

All quotes from Amanda Gorman Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Amanda Gorman:

Joy Harjo T. S. Eliot David Whyte June Jordan Muriel Rukeyser

Additional quotes by Amanda Gorman

What we have lived
Remains indecipherable.
& yet we remain.
& still, we write.
& so, we write.
Watch us move above the fog
Like a promontory at dusk.
Shall this leave us biter?
Or better?

When day comes, we step out of the shade of flame and unafraid.
The new dawn balloons 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.
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

Anxiety is a living body, Poised beside us like a shadow. It is the last creature standing, The only beast who loves us Enough to stay.

There is nothing so agonizing, or so dangerous, as a memory unexpressed, unexplored, unexplained, & unexploded. Grief is the grenade that always goes… - Amanda Gorman

About Amanda Gorman

Also Known As

Advanced Search Filters

Additional quotes by Amanda Gorman

Unlimited Quote Collections