![]() ![]() "Robbing children of the chance to find their voices in literature is a violation of their right to free thought and free speech." I've received countless letters and videos from children inspired by The Hill We Climb to write their own poems," Gorman wrote. ![]() "I wrote The Hill We Climb so that all young people could see themselves in a historical moment. The 25-year-old poet, who read her poem at President Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021 to wide acclaim, took to social media Tuesday to share that she is "gutted" about the Bob Graham Education Center restricting the availability of her poem to the middle school section of its media center after "one parent's complaint." Officials at the school did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Amanda Gorman is speaking out after access to her inaugural poem "The Hill We Climb" was restricted at a K-8 school in Florida. ![]()
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