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Amanda S. C. Gorman [1] (born March 7, 1998) [2] is an American poet, activist, and model. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. Gorman was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate. She published the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough in 2015.
Amanda Gorman, 22, reads her inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb” during the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol.
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew." In language referencing Biblical scripture and at times ...
Amanda Gorman performed her new spoken-word poem titled "This Sacred Scene" at the Democratic National Convention. Read the full text here.
Call Us What We Carry landed the first position on the New York Times Best Seller List [1] and is an IndieBound best seller. [2]The book received starred reviews from Kirkus, [2] as well as positive reviews from New York Times Book Review, [5] The Washington Post, [6] NPR, [7] The Associated Press, [8] Oprah Magazine, [9] The Guardian, [10] Tatler, [11] and Publishers Weekly.
After stealing the show at President Biden’s 2021 inauguration, the now 26-year-old is forging an identity beyond her splashy debut.
The post Meet Amanda Gorman: The History-Making Poet the World Is Still Talking About appeared first on Reader's Digest. Here are some things you should know about her and how she got there.
Amanda Gorman is ending her extraordinary year on a hopeful note. The 23-year-old poet, whose reading of her own “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden's inauguration made her an ...