Daniel Ehniss

Gorman certainly knows the truth — that the violence that was on display at the beginning of the month is, in fact, who we are. But she also knows that it’s not too late to change who we are for the better. „For there is always light,“ she avows, „If only we’re brave enough to see it / If only we’re brave enough to be it.“

Analysis: Amanda Gorman’s distinctly Black love for country

Read the transcript of «The Hill We Climb» by Amanda Gorman.