The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem For the Country — By Amanda Gorman - Foreword by Oprah Winfrey

My heart swelled and I cried after hearing her read this poem. Thank you so much, Amanda. The world needed/needs this, and YOU!

On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, Gorman captivated the nation and brought hope to viewers around the globe.

Her poem “The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country” can now be cherished in this special gift edition. Including an enduring foreword by Oprah Winfrey, this keepsake celebrates the promise of America and affirms the power of poetry.

Want more Amanda Gorman? Her debut picture book, "Change Sings", and the breakout poetry collection, "The Hill We Climb and Other Poems" will be published in September. 2021. Like this one, they, too, will make wonderful gifts! You can pre-order them here and here. 

Amanda Gorman is the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history. She is a committed advocate for the environment, racial equality, and gender justice. Amanda’s activism and poetry have been featured on The Today Show, PBS Kids, and CBS This Morning, and in The New York Times, Vogue, Essence, and O, The Oprah Magazine. In 2017, Urban Word named her the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States. After graduating cum laude from Harvard University, she now lives in her hometown of Los Angeles. The special edition of her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb,” will be published in March 2021. Her debut picture book, Change Sings, and the breakout poetry collection The Hill We Climb and Other Poems will be published in September 2021.

THE DETAILS

Format: New, hardcover

Published: March 30, 2021

Publisher: Viking Books

ISBN: 9780593465271

Pages: 32

Dimensions: 7.3 inches L x 5.3 inches W x 0.6 inches D

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amanda Gorman is the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history. She is a committed advocate for the environment, racial equality, and gender justice.

Amanda’s activism and poetry have been featured on The Today Show, PBS Kids, and CBS This Morning, and in The New York Times, Vogue, Essence, and O, The Oprah Magazine.

In 2017, Urban Word named her the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States. After graduating cum laude from Harvard University, she now lives in her hometown of Los Angeles.