Instead, Gorman powerfully called us to step into our tragic inheritance and accept the responsibility of repairing it, inaugurating an era of ‘just redemption’ and democratic possibility - purposes that make our union worth our sacrifice and preservation.”ĭuring the inaugural program, Joyce E. “We should not be ‘striving to form a union that is perfect,’” said Terry, quoting a favorite line from Gorman’s poem “The Hill We Climb.” “That is a fantasy of wholeness that can confuse quiet with peace, extort acquiescence to injustice, and teach us to celebrate myth instead of confront history. Silvester Beaman’s invocation - that was pitch-perfect, a powerful calling into being of a shared community. From here, the luster will dim. But it was so welcome to feel it for even a moment.”īrandon Terry, assistant professor of African and African American Studies and of Social Studies, found Gorman’s poem and delivery wise and hoped Biden would lead by keeping its message in his thinking. There was a triangulation of theme and affect, a transfer of energy - especially between Joe Biden’s address, her poem, and the Rev. The poets tend to own these occasions, but it wasn’t just that. “I had chills down my spine and tears in my eyes listening to her.
“Unfortunately, there are many more worries ahead and, I suspect, fewer moments of relief.”ĭeloria was lifted by Amanda Gorman ’20, who wrote and read the poem “The Hill We Climb” for the occasion. “I could not watch the inauguration without a nagging sense of worry that something was going to go wrong,” he said.
Deloria, Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History and chair of the Committee on Degrees in History and Literature, said he exhaled in relief “when the ceremony came to a successful conclusion.”
Faculty and students who watched the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday said it was a powerful ceremony that recognized the nation’s political divisiveness and pandemic suffering, while also offering hope for better days.īiden and Vice President Kamala Harris took their oaths of office at the Capitol where, two weeks earlier, there had been a riot and takeover in support of departing President Donald Trump, who lost the November election.
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