EditorialKeisha Thompson at the Royal Exchange Theatre, where she was commissioned to write a poem about its roots in slavery, in Manchester, England, June 21, 2023. (Jack Roe/The New York Times)
EditorialThe composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey, right, who wrote the music for “Be Holding,” during a rehearsal for the show inside a gym at Girard College in Philadelphia, May 26, 2023. (Rachel Wisniewski/The New York Times)
EditorialAmanda Gorman recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden's inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialAmanda Gorman recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden's inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialAmanda Gorman recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden's inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialAmanda Gorman recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden's inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialAmanda Gorman recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden's inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialAmanda Gorman recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden's inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialAmanda Gorman recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden's inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialAmanda Gorman recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden's inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialAmanda Gorman recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden's inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialAmanda Gorman recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden's inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)