Laureate enough youngest inaugural poet. i was made possible by one man in his, you know, facilitators in the legislature, florida governor ron desantis. tonight, amanda gorman has responded band, saying, quote, i m gutted. i wrote the hill we climbs that o-line people could see themselves in a historical moment. robbing children have the chance to find the voices in literature is a violation of the right to free thought and free speech. she also urged people to speak out, pointing to a lawsuit her publishers joined along with p.e.n. america and others against another florida school adjustment in county that has banned books. i m joined now by suzanne mills south, she is ceo of pan america, and lindsey dirty, who has two children in that district and also plaintive in that suit. it s good to have you both here. let me start with you, suzanne, just in terms of level setting on these book bans and why they re happening in florida. like, there is a little bit of an ambiguity, right. the