![]() ![]() ![]() It should be read and studied by every person K-12 and beyond. It was as inspiring to me now as it was then. The poems meaning is closely tied to traditional ideas about masculinity, as much of the advice given by the. I was able to go back and watch Amanda Gorman recite her poem. The poem 'If' by Ruyard Kipling is about how to live a good life and be a good man. ![]() ![]() I’d like to thank that one ignorant parent who brought “The Hill We Climb” back to my attention. Parent cites poem’s “hate messages.” Huh? | Column, May 26 And then I thought, why would we want to deprive any child of the experience of being deeply moved by the power of words spoken with such integrity? And then I have to think: Where are the philistines who sought to silence Kipling because they could not bear the burden of his words? They have faded into well-deserved obscurity while the words of Kipling continue to be read (and sung).Ĭharles Chamberlain, Spring Hill Faint praise As Kipling noted, the future of the empire would be “one with Nineveh and Tyre.”Īs I read her poem, I found myself similarly moved. And yet, I have lived to see the slow dissolution of the British Empire. ![]()
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