This informational blog focuses on the life and accomplishments of Amanda Gorman, Youth Poet Laureate. She delivered the inaugural poem, "The Hill We Climb" at the 56th Inaugural ceremonies in Washington, DC on January 20, 2021 . The video of Gorman's recitation appears in the video section on this platform.
NOTE: This informational blog is compiled and reprinted with permission from Abdul Aklaimat, PhD
Now 22-years-old, West LA raised Gorman was named Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles at the age of 16. At 19, while in college at Harvard, she was named the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate.
The position of Youth Poet Laureate https://www.youthlaureate.org/
Bio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Gorman https://www.lataco.com/meet-amanda-gorman-the-l-a-native-who-is-the-first-national-youth-poet-laureate/ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/9/18/youth-poet/ https://tinyurl.com/y2e8u88u
Her website https://www.theamandagorman.com/
Her inaugural reading https://www.cnn.com/videos/style/2021/01/20/amanda-gorman-youth-poet-laureate-full-poem-biden-capitol-inauguration-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/cnn-style/
The poem she read https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/20/amanda-gormans-inaugural-poem-the-hill-we-climb-full-text.html
Interview https://www.cnn.com/videos/style/2021/01/21/amanda-gorman-poet-laureate-interview-inauguration-vpx.cnn
Her poetry https://poets.org/poem/place-american-lyric https://www.amazon.com/s?k=amanda+gorman&i=stripbooks&crid=2I5C0SOWEZ64I&sprefix=aman%2Cstripbooks%2C190&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-a-p_2_4
Her other readings https://youtu.be/zM4En012IJo https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/10/youth-poet-laureate-amanda-gorman-delivers-poem-at-harvard-presidents-inauguration/ https://poets.org/teach-poem/amanda-gorman-library-congress
Oprah gave her earrings https://people.com/style/oprah-gifts-symbolic-jewelry-to-inaguration-day-poet-amanda-gorman/