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But what are Amanda Gorman’s greatest poems? Below we select and introduce ten of her very best. 1. ‘In This Place (An American Lyric)’.
So much can be said about Amanda’s achievements, but let’s pick our jaws off the floor real quick and dive into some of our favorite poems from her in celebration of Women’s History Month: 1. "The Hill We Climb".
Amanda Gorman is an American poet whose work focuses on issues of feminism, race, marginalization, oppression, and the African diaspora. While she was at Harvard College, Gorman was the first to be named National Youth Poet Laureate of April 2017.
Her art and activism focus on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. In 2014 Gorman was named the first Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, and in 2017 was named the first US National Youth Poet Laureate.
When Amanda Gorman read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the 2021 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, she became both the inheritor of a long tradition and a herald of something new.
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.
Amanda Gorman. 1998 –. An original poem written for the inaugural reading of Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith at the Library of Congress. There’s a poem in this place—. in the footfalls in the halls. in the quiet beat of the seats.
American poet and activist Amanda Gorman reached a worldwide audience when she read her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of President Joe Biden in 2021.
Gorman is the author of the The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country (Viking Books for Young Readers, March 2021), the poetry collection The Hill We Climb (Viking, September 2021) and The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough (Penmanship Books, 2015).
On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet, at age twenty-two, to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb,” is now available to cherish and gift in this special edition. Buy now.