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On this episode of Poetry Moment on WPSU, Penn State Laureate Shara McCallum explores the work of Yona Harvey and her poem "The Dream District / January." ....
Patrick Semansky / AP Poet Amanda Gorman reading her work at the Biden inauguration, Jan. 20. ap Amanda Gorman of California recites her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” during President Biden’s inauguration Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol.
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Gorman, a Black woman from California, received rave reviews from local literary voices as well as celebrities such as Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and “Hamilton” playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda for the poem she read, “The Hill We Climb.” “It was very exciting to see a young person, a young woman, a young Black woman reciting her inaugural poem,” said Yona Harvey, a nationally recognized poet and an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh Writing Program. “It seems perfect for this moment. I think we are looking to young people to direct us and give us their insight. It was a ....