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LA native and former poet laureate Amanda Gorman pens touching poem for hometown
Amanda Gorman, a Los Angeles native and the United States' first National Youth Poet Laureate best known for her poem "The Hill We Climb," took to social media Saturday to express her condolences ...
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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.
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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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Los Angeles Times Book Prizes to Honor Pico Iyer and Amanda Gorman
The Los Angeles Times today announced the finalists and honorees for its 45th annual Book Prizes. Pico Iyer will receive the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement and Amanda Gorman will be ...
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Amanda Gorman: “One day you’re called an icon, the next day, a threat”
America’s National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman, has tweeted about “the reality of Black girls” after allegedly being followed by a security guard. “We will not march back to what ...