World News Headlines December 31, 2021 Under One Ceiling 0 Amanda Gorman’s New Year’s poem takes a hopeful first step into 2022 0 0000 0 0 more Amanda Gorman’s New Year’s poem takes a hopeful first step into 2022 December 31, 2021 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options December 31, 2021 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day December 31, 2021 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason December 31, 2021 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 December 31, 2021 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas December 31, 2021 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience December 31, 2021 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men December 31, 2021 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine December 31, 2021 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal December 31, 2021 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found December 31, 2021 Under One Ceiling Amanda Gorman’s New Year’s poem takes a hopeful first step into 2022 A send-off to 2021 and guidance for a new year, poet Amanda Gorman’s last work of the year is both a validation of the country’s trauma and a path for the future. The poem, titled New Day’s Lyric, was released on Wednesday via Instagram, alongside a video of Gorman reciting the poem. At just five stanzas and 48 lines long, it manages to sum up the whirlwind year of disappointment, learning, and grief. View this post on Instagram In an interview with the Associated Press, Gorman explained that she wanted to write a piece that embodied those complicated feelings of 2021 but ultimately emphasized hope and healing. “This is such a unique New Year’s Day, because even as we toast our glasses to the future, we still have our heads bowed for what has been lost,” she told the Associated Press. “I think one of the most important things the new year reminds us is of that old adage: This too shall pass. You can’t relive the same day twice…” The poem’s social media release was a collaboration between Gorman and Instagram. In a follow-up post on Gorman’s account, the poet explained that the debut was part of a fundraising campaign for the International Rescue Committee, an international humanitarian nonprofit. Meta, Instagram’s parent company, has already pledged $50,000. SEE ALSO: How to turn your social profiles into hubs for charity In an interview with Vanity Fair before the release, Gorman said that she wanted to partner with the social media company as a reflection of her own experiences over the last year, reconciling with intense social and environmental change and the accompanying narratives “we interact or meet with on social media.” While the past few years may seem filled with fractures along political, environmental, and social lines, the poem’s leading stanzas begin with a request for us all to come together: May this be the day We come together. Mourning, we come to mend, Withered, we come to weather, Torn, we come to tend, Battered, we come to better. Tethered by this year of yearning, We are learning That though we weren’t ready for this, We have been readied by it. We steadily vow that no matter How we are weighed down, We must always pave a way forward. The last stanza reworks the message of the New Year’s classic, “Auld Lang Syne” — a song about nostalgia and remembering the past fondly — into a new message for all Americans: We heed this old spirit, In a new day’s lyric, In our hearts, we hear it: For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne. Be bold, sang Time this year, Be bold, sang Time, For when you honor yesterday, Tomorrow ye will find. Know what we’ve fought Need not be forgot nor for none. It defines us, binds us as one, Come over, join this day just begun. For wherever we come together, We will forever overcome. Gorman, now 23, was the first youth poet laureate and youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, taking on the former role at just 19. Her outlook on a new year reflects both a youthful optimism and a somber acknowledgement of the pain, grief, and anxiety that’s filled 2021. While Instagram continues to defend itself against evidence that the company has knowingly caused immense damage to young users, the generation most affected is still using the app to rally community and make a difference where possible, especially as we head into the new year. Related Related posts: GOP Deny, Downplay Questions About Russian Bounty Scandal TwoSeven review: All-in-one group streaming that’s far from perfect Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed vows to lead army ‘from the battlefront’ Syrian soldier killed in Israeli missile attack: state media tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous I tried Salt & Straw's ice cream line inspired by this year's viral moments next Tesla recalls 475,000 EVs
