The Hill We Climb - An Inauguural Poem

''For there is always light If only we''re brave enough to be it. If only we''re brave enough to see it.'' ** Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller** '' I was profoundly moved... The power of your words blew me away '' Michelle Obama, TIME '' A moment of history in book form '' Stylist '' Deeply rousing and uplifting '' Vogue On 20 January 2021, Amanda Gorman spoke a message of truth and hope to millions. Aged twenty-two, she delivered a poetry reading at the inauguration of US President Joe Biden. Her poem, ''The Hill We Climb'', addressed the country and reached across the world: a call for a brave future. This special edition, which includes an enduring foreword by Oprah Winfrey, marks that poem and offers us courage, consolation and the inspiration to make change. '' I was thrilled '' Hillary Clinton '' She spoke truth to power and embodied clear-eyed hope to a weary nation. She revealed us to ourselves '' Lin-Manuel Miranda, TIME

Product details

• Authors: Amanda Gorman
• Assisted by: Oprah Winfrey (Introduction)
• Publisher: Chatto and Windus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2021
• EAN: 9781784744601
• ISBN: 978-1-78474-460-1
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 207 mm x 7 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; USA, Society & culture: general, POETRY / American / General, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Literary studies: poetry & poets, United States of America, USA, Social attitudes, Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards), LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Poetry, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies