Maya Angelou is the second poet in history to read a poem during a presidential inauguration; Robert Frost was the first ...

Amanda Gorman, age 22, delivered the poem she had written for the inauguration of President Biden. She aptly entitled it "The Hill We Climb." If you want an uplifting message and a reason to ...

From the column: "Amanda Gorman, who inspired the nation at the inauguration of President Joe Biden just a little over four years ago, spoke with poignant prescience." ...

Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl returns April 19-26, inviting bookworms on a literary journey through as many as 26 independent bookstores across the ...

But it’s when discussion of the American Dream gets closer to home that her West Virginia students light up. “One thing ...

In "The Hill We Climb," Amanda Gorman wrote, "We've learned that quiet isn't always peace, / and the norms and notions / of what just is / isn't always just-ice. / And yet the dawn is ours ...

The Obama White House, the National Civil Rights Museum and Little Rock Central High School: all have hosted bronze statues ...

Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) student Stephanie Pacheco, the 2024-25 National Youth Poet Laureate, has ...

Pacheco is the eighth recipient of the National Youth Poet Laureate award, joining notable figures such as Amanda Gorman. Gorman, the first laureate named in 2017, gained recognition in 2021 after ...

These resources are available through the library and include thought-provoking works such as Kendrick Lamar’s song “Prayer” and Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb.” Both of these ...