Poetry is Political: Amanda Gorman's America
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Poetry is Political: Amanda Gorman's America
“I am the daughter of Black writers who are descended from freedom fighters, who broke their chains and changed the world. They call me,” so goes the mantra of Amanda Gorman. Learn more about the nation's youngest inauguration poet and her politics.
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