Amanda Gorman Repsonds to Florida Middle School Banning Her Poem

A Florida middle school has banned the poem, "The Hill We Climb," that Amanda Gorman wrote for 2020 presidential inauguration after a parent called it divisive.

Amanda responds to the ban...

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— Amanda Gorman (@TheAmandaGorman) May 23, 2023

So they ban my book from young readers, confuse me with @oprah , fail to specify what parts of my poetry they object to, refuse to read any reviews, and offer no alternatives…Unnecessary #bookbans like these are on the rise, and we must fight back 👊🏿 DONATE here:… pic.twitter.com/p96dlnrSp4

— Amanda Gorman (@TheAmandaGorman) May 23, 2023