The genre of the inaugural poem typically sanctifies the present. Nevertheless, inaugural poems have become a Democratic tradition rather than a national one. While poetry is always political, it is not partisan. It’s telling that every Republican president-elect since Kennedy has refused to participate in the tradition of inviting a poet to write and deliver an inaugural poem. Kennedy asked Robert Frost to deliver an inaugural poem, three other presidents-elect have incorporated poetry into their inaugurations: Bill Clinton in 19, Barack Obama in 20, and in 2021, Joe Biden. Since the inception of this national tradition in 1961 when President-elect John F. In a modern genre known for looking hopefully into the future, Gorman’s inaugural poem instead looks backward and offers a history lesson steeped in darkness. As Gorman beams in her inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb”, she is “a skinny Black girl / descended from slaves and raised by a single mother“. At 22-years-old, Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet, but more important than her age is her ancestry.
Ellis passed away in March 1970 at the age of 54.On 20 January 2021-in the shadows of the terrorist attack on the US Capitol just 14 days earlier- Amanda Gorman became the United States’ sixth inaugural poet. Ellis was married to George T O'Maley and had one child.
Ellis was most recently credited in the Cheryl Dunye dramatic comedy "The Watermelon Woman" (1997). She also appeared in "Block-Heads" (1938) and "Romance on the Run" (1938). Nearing the end of her career, she tackled roles in "Rhythm in the Clouds" (1937), "Step Lively, Jeeves!" (1937) and "Venus Makes Trouble" (1937). She also appeared in "A Night at the Ritz" (1935). She continued to act in productions like "The Circus Clown" (1934), "The St. She also appeared in the drama "The World Changes" (1933) with Paul Muni, "The Narrow Corner" (1933) and "Elmer the Great" (1933). In her early acting career, Ellis appeared in such films as the Warren William drama "Three on a Match" (1932), the comedy "Picture Snatcher" (1933) with James Cagney and the romance "The King's Vacation" (1933) with George Arliss. Patricia Ellis's acting career took off when she was a mere 16 years old.
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