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All Stories for Amanda Gorman
Poet Amanda Gorman revisits inaugural triumph with Oprah, rare luxury of having one's words make history
• 4 years agoIn a wide-ranging interview with Winfrey, Gorman discusses how she approached the poem’s creation; the literary figures who inspire her; personal stories that shaped her past, and her hopes for the future.
Amanda Gorman says she was racially profiled near her home: 'This is the reality of Black girls'
• 4 years agoGorman, the nation’s youngest inaugural poet, lives in Los Angeles but did not specify where the encounter occurred.
Amidst criticism against choice of translator, Dutch poet refuses to work on Amanda Gorman's poem
• 4 years agoThe publisher said earlier this week that Rijneveld was the translator it had dreamed of and said that “Amanda Gorman herself was also immediately enthusiastic about the choice for the young poet.”
US Inauguration Day 2021: Amanda Gorman, youngest inaugural poet, to recite verses written after Capitol attack
• 4 years agoAt 22, Amanda Gorman joins a small group of poets who have been recruited to help mark a presidential inauguration, including Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, Miller Williams, Elizabeth Alexander and Richard Blanco.