She’s the nation’s youngest poet laureate. She’s received awards from College Women of the Year and the Webbys.
And now, Amanda Gorman can add inauguration poet to her resume. Amanda, 22, was picked by incoming first lady, Dr. Jill Biden, to join the likes of Maya Angelou (her hero) and Robert Frost by reading a poem at the 2021 inauguration.
Here’s five things you need to know about Amanda and her incredible work: She’ll be reading a poem inspired by the Capitol Hill siege.
Amanda told the Associated Press that the riot at Capitol Hill on January 6 will be mentioned in “The Hill We Climb,” the poem she wrote for Joe Biden‘s inauguration. “That day gave me a second wave of energy to finish the poem,” Amanda said. “The poem isn’t blind.
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