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Amanda Gorman is not backing down to book bans as she pens a new children’s book
Four years after her historic inaugural poem, Amanda Gorman reflects on its impact, censorship, and her mission to uplift young voices. Amanda Gorman solidified her place as a literary force with ...
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Watch the first-ever U.S. youth poet laureate perform a stunning poem about social change
This summer, 19-year-old Amanda Gorman sat down to outline her priorities. As the very first U.S. youth poet laureate, a position she earned for her literary talent as well as her record of ...
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Amanda Gorman Pens Inspiring Poem for New Year: 'What Was Cursed, We Will Cure'
He previously worked for Complex Magazine in New York City. Amanda Gorman, who famously recited a moving poem at the 2021 presidential inauguration, has just released a new work to mark the ...
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Amanda Gorman on Running for President One Day: 'I Don't Have to Change Who I Am to Be a Leader'
"I've always understood the potential of the presidency or political office to both be terrific and also toxic and terrible," Amanda Gorman said Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies ...
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Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman Promotes Unity: ‘We Are One Family’
Amanda Gorman, the former National Youth Poet Laureate who gained attention when she read at President Biden’s 2021 inauguration, offered a new poem Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention.