Works that are pertinent to "The Hill We Climb" are other poems in Gorman's collection, Call Us What We Carry (2021), especially "The Miracle of Morning", "Augury" or "The Birds", and "What We Carry".
Works by Maya Angelou, inaugural poet to Bill Clinton and inspiration to Gorman, are also relevant, especially I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969) and Angelou's inaugural poem, "On the Pulse of Morning" (1993). Other posts that Gorman cites as influences are Audre Lorde and Phillis Wheatley.
Libretti to musicals by Lin-Manuel Miranda, another inspiration to Gorman, are also worth exploring, especially Hamilton, which is referenced in "The Hill We Climb".
