5/13/2023 0 Comments The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman![]() Others criticize her piece for being too plain and missing many literary elements that create a poem. This isn’t a tiny hill, this is a mountain, but it’s doable,” said Lin Illingworth, an English teacher at Hollis Brookline. “It’s not saying we’ve arrived, it’s saying this is the work in front of us and it’s hard. ![]() The poem speaks to the work America must accomplish but how far the country has come, hence the fitting title, “The Hill We Climb”. I also felt like I was witnessing a very important historical moment,” said Lara Coady, ‘22, the president of HB’s Young Democrats Club, “her words would ideally bring hope to kids for unity, for change, for a better future.” “When I heard her poem I felt inspired, it’s so beautifully written. Her words speak to the future, while reflecting on the past, and urge the country to unite for a common purpose. Her poem, “The Hill We Climb” encapsulates the necessity of unification throughout America. Gorman provides a strong perspective throughout her poem, ‘The Hill We Climb,’ as a black artist living through the Black Lives Matter movement and the insurrection. Just weeks before, rioters had climbed the very same steps, criticizing the democracy of the country. ![]() Amanda Gorman, the inaugural poet, stood on the capitol steps on January 20, 2021, sharing a vision of unity and hope with the country. ![]()
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