Amanda Gorman

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Amanda S. C. Gorman is an American poet and activist. 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. She published the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough in 2015.[1] In 2021, she delivered her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.

Personal Life and Education

Poetry and Activism

Honors and Recognition

Reference

  1. Colleen Walsh. "The poetic perspective". 4 October 2018. The Harvard Gazette. Retrieved January 28, 2021.