01/21/2021
So beautiful and eloquent!
"The new dawn blooms as we free it / For there is always light, / if only weβre brave enough to see it / If only weβre brave enough to be it." -- Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman, the United States' first-ever youth poet laureate, recited her stirring poem "The Hill We Climb," at today's inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The 22-year-old recent Harvard graduate was the youngest Inaugural Poet in history.
Amanda is also the author of an upcoming picture book, "Change Sings: A Children's Anthem," at https://amzn.to/3nWBPS8
For teens and adults, she is also releasing her debut poetry collection, "The Hill We Climb: Poems," at https://amzn.to/3sHNk3m
To read a transcript of her poem or watch the video of her performance, visit https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=32555
And, to introduce children children and teens to more remarkable women poets and writers throughout history, visit our "Writer & Poet Biography" section at http://amgrl.co/1mNYGQl