L’intermission – Voice of a Nation

Twenty-two-year-old poet and activist Amanda Gorman wowed millions when she became the youngest person to read an original poem at a US presidential inauguration. But the Harvard alumna was already a powerful voice, becoming the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate and publishing her first book in 2017, among many other honors and accomplishments.

Amanda Gorman recites her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the January 2021 inauguration ceremony for President Joseph Biden. Learn more about her at TheAmandaGorman.com. | Photo by MCCV/Shutterstock

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