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- Amanda Gorman (born March 7, 1998, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is a poet and activist who gained international fame when she read her poem “ The Hill We Climb” at the 2021 inauguration of U.S. Pres. Joe Biden. She is known for works that address Black identity, feminism, marginalization, and climate change.
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Jan 24, 2024 · 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.
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- She’S A Twin
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- She Paid Tribute to Her Hero
- She’S Founded A Nonprofit to Support Youth Education and Expression
Gorman is a Los Angeles native; she was born in 1998 in the City of Angels, and she lives in an apartment in West L.A. now. As her poem mentioned, she was raised by a single mother, an English teacher named Joan Wicks. Here are the 34 most inspirational quotes about teaching.
In addition to an older brother, Spencer, Gorman has a twin sister Gabrielle. Gabrielle Gorman has also dedicated her life to making waves: She’s a filmmaker and activist. It sounds like they have a strong sisterly relationship: Amanda has joked that Gabrielle wants to “drag [her] to Disneyland once it’s safe.” We think they both deserve some fun!
Before she became the youngest poet to deliver an inaugural address, she was named the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017. Before that, she was chosen as the Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles in 2014—at 16 years old! (She was also the first to receive that honor!) According to the Los Angeles Times, she’s been in love with poetry sinc...
Gorman appears on the May 2021 issue of Vogue, making her the first poet to ever grace the cover. She shared a post on Instagram to pay tribute to the honor: “The first poet ever on the cover of @voguemagazine. I am eternally grateful & do not expect to be the last—for what is poetry if not beauty?” she wrote—proving her excellent observations and ...
Dr. Jill Biden, the First Lady of the United States, was the one to select Gorman for the honor of performing at the inauguration. Dr. Biden had seen her recite poetry at the Library of Congress and advocated for her to the inaugural committee. It seems the admiration is mutual—Gorman’s delight when pointedly calling the new First Lady “Dr. Biden” ...
Gorman is a stunning example of persevering in the face of a challenge—in spite of a speech impediment, she’s become a phenomenal orator. After experiencing chronic ear infections as a baby, she developed an auditory processing disorder that caused a speech impediment. “My speech impediment…was dropping several letters that I just could not say for...
Gorman has said that the soundtrack to her process while writing this moving piece of poetry included music from The Crown, Lincoln, and Hamilton. And “The Hill We Climb” definitely had Hamilton vibes with the inclusion of the line “history has its eyes on us.” Lin-Manuel Miranda himself surprised her with a congratulatory message during her Januar...
As if writing a poem for a presidential inauguration wasn’t daunting enough, this inauguration fell only two weeks after insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol to try to stop the certification of the 2020 election results. Gorman felt compelled to address this in her poem, and she finished the poem that night. “We’ve seen a force that would shat...
Gorman has named Maya Angelou as one of her biggest inspirations—and she’s following in her footsteps by performing at a presidential inauguration. (Angelou performed “On the Pulse of the Morning” at Bill Clinton’s 1993 inauguration.) And to honor how Angelou helped pave her path, Gorman wore a ring with a caged bird as an homage to Angelou’s famou...
In 2016, Gorman founded a nonprofit called One Pen One Page. Its mission is to empower youth to use their voices and help eliminate inequality through education. She was inspired to advocate for this cause by the work of her mother, teaching English at an inner-city school.
Aug 21, 2024 · Amanda Gorman (born March 7, 1998, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is a poet and activist who gained international fame when she read her poem “ The Hill We Climb” at the 2021 inauguration of U.S. Pres. Joe Biden. She is known for works that address Black identity, feminism, marginalization, and climate change. Her star has continued to rise.
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.
Jan 20, 2021 · Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old poet, asks ‘Where can we find light?’ in Inauguration Day recitation. Gorman set out to craft a poem that was both hopeful and realistic, one that reflected...
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Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, as well as an award-winning writer and cum laude graduate of Harvard University, where she studied Sociology. She has written for the New York Times and has three books forthcoming with Penguin Random House.
Aug 14, 2022 · When President-elect Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, Amanda Gorman joined the ranks of such massive figures as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou, stepping up...
