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How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us? How could we possibly prevail over catastrophe? You can also invite volunteers to read it out loud, perhaps alternating each line. Start by rereading the following section or replaying the video (starting at 03:40). Invite students to take a closer look at Gorman’s masterful use of language in the middle section of the poem in order to deepen their understanding of her call to action. 1Amanda Gorman, “The Hill We Cimb,” (poem read January 20, 2021, Washington, DC).Responses are not intended to arrive at an answer, but rather to offer reflection on one of the poem’s core themes: unity. What does it mean to “forge a union with purpose”? To help students answer this question, you might give them a few synonyms for the word purpose (motivation, grounds, cause, reason, justification, intention, aim, objective, goal, etc.).Īsk for volunteers from each pair or group to share their response to one of the questions.Then in pairs or small groups, depending on what’s possible given social distancing, ask students to discuss the following questions: Then read it again, asking one student to read it in full or reading it to the class yourself. You might ask a different student to read each line.

Read aloud this section of the poem two times. We are striving to forge a union with purpose 1 Then project or distribute the following excerpt: So that students can hear Amanda Gorman’s voice, play an excerpt of the video of her recitation of “The Hill We Climb” from 00:00-01:35.

1Amanda Gorman quoted in Lauri Levenfeld, “Amanda Gorman,” The Project for Women, October 4, 2017.

In this Teaching Idea, students reflect on these themes and consider how their own unique experiences and voices can help America “forge a union with purpose.” I love writing poetry because it is innately cutting-edge as a black female poet, every time I take the stage I have a new opportunity to defy limitations placed on the art, contributions, and leadership of creative women of color.” 1Īmanda Gorman’s Inauguration Day poem, “The Hill We Climb,” is a powerful call to action focusing on themes of hope, unity, healing, and resilience. Through poetry I can speak to both the world’s problems and its solutions, as well as the microcosms of conflict inside myself. In a 2017 The Project for Women interview, having just been named America’s first National Youth Poet Laureate, Gorman reflected on the power of poetry, explaining, “The fight for social injustice not only inspires my writing but my life’s work. Gorman-poet, activist, and author-has been speaking on issues of social justice since she was a teenager growing up in Los Angeles.

Only four previous presidents have invited poets to speak at their inaugurations, lending their voices and visions for the country to these historic moments. On January 20, 2021, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman made history as the country’s youngest inaugural poet.