Amanda Gorman

The text, read at Joe Biden's 2021 ceremony, was relocated from the elementary section after a parent said it may "cause confusion and indoctrinate."
“It didn’t help that I was getting DMs from friends telling me not-so-jokingly to buy a bulletproof vest,” the poet recalled.
Joe Biden, Greta Thunberg, Amanda Gorman and Britney Spears join the Republican on Yale Law School librarian Fred Shapiro’s latest annual list.
Twitter users enjoyed the actor's fun interview style and her hilarious commentary at the star-studded event.
The 23-year-old national youth poet laureate also opened up about her life since the inauguration. "It’s OK to seek greatness,” she told the magazine.
Artists across the U.S. are honoring the poet's powerful performance at President Joe Biden's inauguration.
"This is the reality of black girls: One day you’re called an icon, the next day, a threat," the poet wrote on social media.
The poet launched a major hair trend at the inauguration.
Her reading was dedicated to three pandemic heroes: educator Trimaine Davis, nurse Suzie Dorner and Marine veteran James Martin.