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“We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it. Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. And this effort very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated. In this truth, in this faith, we trust. For while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us.”
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Amanda Gorman, “The Hill We Climb” (2021)
Amanda Gorman, a 22 year old poet from Los Angeles, becomes the youngest inaugural poet in memory as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take office. There have only been a handful of inaugural poets; Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy were the only presidents in the past who chose to have poems read at their inaugurations. You can read all the previous poems here.
