On a day filled with history-making moments, Amanda Gorman became a star.
At 22 years old, the Los Angeles native became the youngest inaugural poet ever as she recited her original work “The Hill We Climb,” a poem completed Jan. 6 following the violent attempted siege of the United States Capitol. Today, exactly two weeks later, Gorman stood at the podium to deliver those words in front of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris — the first Black and South Asian woman to ever hold the post — former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and celebrities ...
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At 22 years old, the Los Angeles native became the youngest inaugural poet ever as she recited her original work “The Hill We Climb,” a poem completed Jan. 6 following the violent attempted siege of the United States Capitol. Today, exactly two weeks later, Gorman stood at the podium to deliver those words in front of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris — the first Black and South Asian woman to ever hold the post — former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and celebrities ...