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A review by rereader33
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman
5.0
2024 Fuck You, Censorship Project
This poem was challenged in schools for "hate messages" and "critical race theory"(?).
I have never seen a better case of "tell me you haven't read the book (or poem, in this case) without telling me you haven't read the book" in recent years. To assume that this poem contains hate messages is beyond ludicrous. This is easily one of the most inspiring, uplifting, and heartfelt poems I've read in recent years; it is about compassion, resilience, courage, and hope, and how we will not overcome our obstacles without these things.
They want to ban a poem that is capable of inspiring hope and change in a nation currently fraught with hate and misery. What does that say about them?
This poem was challenged in schools for "hate messages" and "critical race theory"(?).
I have never seen a better case of "tell me you haven't read the book (or poem, in this case) without telling me you haven't read the book" in recent years. To assume that this poem contains hate messages is beyond ludicrous. This is easily one of the most inspiring, uplifting, and heartfelt poems I've read in recent years; it is about compassion, resilience, courage, and hope, and how we will not overcome our obstacles without these things.
They want to ban a poem that is capable of inspiring hope and change in a nation currently fraught with hate and misery. What does that say about them?