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FREE SPEECH“The Hill We Climb” is a poem recited by then-22-year old poet Amanda Gorman at President Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration. It’s an od…
Perhaps you heard of her, because the Weekly has certainly written about her before. Mahi Shah, from Notre Dame High School in Salinas, won th…
The Arts Council for Monterey County—in partnership with Urban Word, a New York City-headquartered youth program that fosters creative writing…
FREE SPEECHThe actual battle for public records connected to planned stadium improvements at Monterey High School has long since been resolved…
There is a nation-wide effort to get more poetry, diverse and anti-racist books into the hands of young people around the United States.
Cheryl Kamp - Amanda Gorman the Hill We Climb
National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman's recital of her poem "The Hill We Climb" is having a ripple effect on the local level. It helped u…
Following National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman's performance of "The Hill We Climb" on Inauguration day, there was a renewed sense of th…
When 22-year-old National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman took to the podium on Jan. 20, her words rang out to an entire nation that, in a s…
