"I've always understood the potential of the presidency or political office to both be terrific and also toxic and terrible," Amanda Gorman said ... I don't have to change who I am to be a leader.

This summer, 19-year-old Amanda ... Gorman said. "Poetry as an art form in itself cuts against the grain ... Poetry, and art in general, is humankind's creative mechanism for social change.

Amanda Gorman, the first U.S. national youth poet laureate, recited a new poem at the Democratic National Convention. Her new work focused on themes of democracy and unity to support Vice ...