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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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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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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 ...
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Andrew Garfield, Percival Everett and Attica Locke among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists
Poet Amanda Gorman will be honored with the Innovator's Award recognizing her work to "bring books, publishing and storytelling into the future." The former Los Angeles youth poet laureate rose to ...
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L.A. Times Festival of Books lineup features Chelsea Handler, Stacey Abrams, Amanda Gorman, Jon M. Chu and more
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen, politician Stacey Abrams and poet Amanda Gorman. Scheduled for April 26 and 27, the annual literary festival brings more than 550 storytellers to ...