Amanda Gorman
After yesterday’s thankfully uneventful Inaguration Ceremony, there is one person about whom we are all abuzz:
‘Not Broken But Simply Unfinished’: Poet Amanda Gorman Calls For A Better America
How stunning is she? What follows is a roundup of links where you can find more information about this brilliant young poet, who she is, and where she came from.
To begin with, here is her own website where she describes herself as ‘Wordsmith. Change-maker.’
Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman on Her Career-Defining Address and Paying Homage to Maya Angelou
How a 22-year-old L.A. native became Biden’s inauguration poet
Poet Amanda Gorman On Activism And Art In Times Of Darkness
Meet Amanda Gorman, America’s First Youth Poet Laureate
You can follow her on Twitter @theAmandaGordon and don’t forget to preorder who two forthcoming books!
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About Robin Willis
After working in middle school libraries for over 20 years, Robin Willis now works in a public library system in Maryland.
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