rpettaway's review against another edition
5.0
i remember watching this poem be performed and it still makes me just stop and admire.
professor_x's review against another edition
5.0
It’s because being American is more than a pride we inherit.
It’s the past we step into and how we repair it.
It's all about improvement. How so? By acknowledging our country's many mistakes and follies, and educating ourselves and our children, so as to avoid falling into the same abyss. But how we can do this, if education about these very issues are be suppressed throughout the land?
"We will not march back to what was, but move to what shall be: a country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free."
Entropy increases, never decreases. Once the egg has fallen and smashed open, it can never go back to its original form. This doesn't have to apply to the United States. We can repair it, mend it, and continue to move forward and improve.
A wonderful poem indeed. I watched it live when Amanda performed it, and at the time I didn't appreciate how timeless it is. I think as a nation we must constantly harken back to it, as a reminder of the importance of fighting to bring the ideals of democracy and liberty that our forefathers fought for that much closer to fruition.
It’s the past we step into and how we repair it.
It's all about improvement. How so? By acknowledging our country's many mistakes and follies, and educating ourselves and our children, so as to avoid falling into the same abyss. But how we can do this, if education about these very issues are be suppressed throughout the land?
"We will not march back to what was, but move to what shall be: a country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free."
Entropy increases, never decreases. Once the egg has fallen and smashed open, it can never go back to its original form. This doesn't have to apply to the United States. We can repair it, mend it, and continue to move forward and improve.
A wonderful poem indeed. I watched it live when Amanda performed it, and at the time I didn't appreciate how timeless it is. I think as a nation we must constantly harken back to it, as a reminder of the importance of fighting to bring the ideals of democracy and liberty that our forefathers fought for that much closer to fruition.
chandraleereads's review against another edition
5.0
I’m so glad to have a physical copy of this beautiful and powerful poem!
ameliadaitch's review against another edition
5.0
This was so power and important I think everyone should read this!
nahlabooks's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful prose. Some parts were a bit weaker than others, but over all extremely powerful poem that fitted so well for Biden’s inauguration and that time in the US.