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My Famous Father Was A Hometown Hero. Then I Told My Truth About Him.

"The coordinator wastes no time telling me the school no longer wants my father’s name gracing its library. I am mute."
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Library Of Congress Announces New U.S. Poet Laureate

“Poetry is a way of to remember our relationship with the natural world is reciprocal. It's having a place to breathe and having a place to pay attention.”
By Hillel Italie, AP

Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman To Recite Original Poem At Super Bowl

The NFL said the 22-year-old, a star on Inauguration Day, will read her poem before kickoff at the Feb. 7 game.
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Anderson Cooper Left Speechless In Interview With Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman

"Um, wow, you're awesome," the CNN host managed after the poet recited her mantra.
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Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Delivers Ode To America's Future

"We will not march back to what was, but move to what shall be. A country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free."
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Joy Harjo Named First Native American U.S. Poet Laureate

The Oklahoma native is revered for her writings on "tradition and loss, reckoning and myth-making," as well as for her music, the Library of Congress said.
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Want To Understand The Voice Of America? Read This Crowdsourced Poem

You can help "Half-Mexican" poet Juan Felipe Herrera write about migrants, peace and language.
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3 Things The New U.S. Poet Laureate Knows About Love

Juan Felipe Herrera shares some beautiful reminders about this multifaceted emotion.
By Lisa Capretto, OWN