Episode 656: “Us” is Also the Country that the Poem is About

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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather get to subject the popular culture—a poem, of all things!—to a level of scrutiny it certainly does deserve! They analyze and discuss Amanda Gorman’s poem “The Hill We Climb,” focusing on its references, it’s ambiguities, and it’s phonology. It’s an exciting and in-depth conversation, and they only make it through the first half.

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Further Reading

• “The Gift Outright” by Robert Frost
• Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address (this website includes a photo of the manuscript!)