The world is buzzing about Amanda Gorman and her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb,” for its rousing, unifying message and her captivating delivery with media outlets reporting “She stole the show!” President Biden often quotes poetry and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden handpicked Gorman, the first U.S. Youth Poet Laureate, to write a poem for the ceremony. Penguin Random House will publish three books by Amanda Gorman this year, including a special edition of her inaugural poem in April. This week, we are seizing the poetic moment with more stirring, evocative poetry that, as Coleridge wrote, offers “the best words in the best order”: Continue reading →