The Hill We Climb, Amanda Gorman
The Hill We Climb, Amanda Gorman
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The Hill We Climb
An Inaugural Poem for the Country

Bestseller

Author: Amanda Gorman, Oprah Winfrey

Narrator: Amanda Gorman, Oprah Winfrey

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 03/30/2021


Synopsis

Amanda Gorman’s powerful and historic poem “The Hill We Climb,” read at President Joe Biden’s inauguration

“Stunning.” —CNN 
“Dynamic.” —NPR
“Deeply rousing and uplifting.” —Vogue

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 audiobook. Including an enduring foreword by Oprah Winfrey, this keepsake celebrates the promise of America and affirms the power of poetry.

About The Author

Amanda Gorman is the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hill We Climb and Call Us What We Carry, as well as the children’s picture books Change Sings and Something, Someday. Amanda is a committed advocate for the environment, racial equality, and gender justice. In a groundbreaking collaboration with the Estée Lauder Companies as a Global Changemaker, she established the "Writing Change" initiative to support grassroots organizations dedicated to advancing literacy as a pathway to social change. She graduated cum laude from Harvard University and now lives in her hometown of Los Angeles. Please visit her at TheAmandaGorman.com or on Instagram @AmandaSCGorman.


Reviews

Goodreads review by morgan on March 31, 2021

hearing it for the first time was breathtaking and now reading it for the first time was moving......more

Goodreads review by Tommaso on April 24, 2021

Oh America, you can do better than this. The poem is verbose, unimaginative, condescending, self-indulgent, didactic and - what is worst - cliched. It is understandable that American hearts may need reassurance and guidance after years of darkness and chaos - yes, the poem does provide those. But if on......more

Goodreads review by La Crosse County Library on January 05, 2022

Review originally published April 29, 2021 I confess I don't read poetry that much, but I am glad I went ahead and read The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country (2021). Written by the youngest poet yet to give a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration, Amanda Gorman's poem "The......more

Goodreads review by Meike on April 23, 2021

Let's face it: No one needed this formulaic foreword by Oprah, but the poem and its delivery are GREAT.......more

Goodreads review by John on May 25, 2023

"There is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it." -Amanda Gorman This beautiful, inspirational poem, by the immensely talented Amanda Gorman, was the perfect way to close the door on one of the darkest periods in U.S. history. Amanda's recitation of th......more