Amanda Gorman knows how to captivate an audience. The young poet captured the nation's hearts and minds with her stunning poetry recital during President Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony on Wednesday, and says the experience was almost indescribable.
Gorman spoke via video chat with James Corden on Thursday's, a day after wowing audiences with her moving and inspiring poem «The Hill We Climb,» and she opened up about how it came together.According to Gorman, Dr.
Jill Biden saw her recite a poem at an event at the Library of Congress, and it really stuck with her.«It turns out, I ended up being her first choice… and I basically got this Zoom call at the end of December,» Gorman shared. «I knew I'd been on the long list and then the short.
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