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Samuel Ullman (April 13, 1840 – March 21, 1924) was an American businessman, poet, humanitarian, and religious leader. He is best known today for his poem "Youth," [1] which was a favorite of General Douglas MacArthur.
In this poem, it is the Filipino youth who are the protagonists, whose "prodigious genius" making use of that education to build the future, was the "bella esperanza de la patria mía" (beautiful hope of the motherland). Spain, with "pious and wise hand" offered a "crown's resplendent band, offers to the sons of this Indian land."
A book version of the poem "The Hill We Climb" was published in March 2021, with a foreword by Oprah Winfrey, [59] and debuted at No. 1 on several bestseller lists, including The New York Times adult fiction and USA Today. [60] First printings of one million copies were announced for each of Gorman's three upcoming books. [59]
The red Prada headband she donned at the inauguration of President Joe Biden sold out within seconds of its debut. Honored as the first National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017, the 22-year-old ...
The inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman, performing at the Library of Congress. [1]National Youth Poet Laureate is a title held in the United States by a young person who demonstrates skill in the arts, particularly poetry and/or spoken word, is a strong leader, is committed to social justice, and is active in civic discourse and advocacy.
It appears, however, that the Fair Youth's return yielded a happier series of poems, in which Shakespeare describes the return of his muse and speaks of the youth with "a lighter heart, and once more exalts his virtues, truth and constancy" [3] For historians like Massey, the sonnet is mainly an honest expression of happiness and joy at the ...
Til ungdommen (English: "To the Youth"), also known by the words of the first line Kringsatt av fiender ("Surrounded by Enemies"), is a poem from 1936 by Norwegian poet and writer Nordahl Grieg (1902–1943) . It was set to music in 1952 by the Danish composer Otto Mortensen (1907–1986). The song has been recorded by various artists and has ...
Mearns wrote two influential books: Creative Youth 1925 [2] and Creative Power 1929. [3] Essayist Gabriel Gudding credits those books with "[lighting] a fuse" under the teaching of creative writing, influencing a generation of scholars. [4] He also served for a time (starting in 1920) as head of the Lincoln School Teachers College at Columbia ...