The Hill We Climb and Other Poems

by Amanda Gorman

Overview

A collection of poetry by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman

Including "The Hill We Climb," the stirring poem read at the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden, this collection of the same name reveals an energizing and unforgettable new voice in America poetry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593465066
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	09/21/2021
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	510
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

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. 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.