Writing, truth-telling to one another, is an act of hope-ma… - Amanda Gorman

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Writing, truth-telling to one another, is an act of hope-making when hope is hardest found.

Amanda Gorman

Call Us What We Carry · December 7, 2021 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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Every second, what we feel
For our people & our planet
Almost brings us to our knees,
A compassion that nearly destroys
Us with its massiveness.
There is no love for or in this world
That doesn't feel both bright & unbearable,
Uncarriable.

Our goal is never revenge, just restoration. Not dominance, just dignity. Not fear, just freedom. Just justice.

The truth is, we are one nation, under fraud.
Tell us, honestly:
Will we ever be who we say.

Writing, truth-telling to one another, is an act of hope-making when hope is hardest found. - Amanda Gorman

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