Amanda S. C. Gorman[1] (born March 7, 1998 [2]) is an American poet, activist, and model. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora.

Jul 9, 2026 · Amanda Gorman (born March 7, 1998, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is a poet and activist who gained international fame when she read her poem “ The Hill We Climb” at the 2021 …

Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, as well as an award-winning writer and cum laude graduate of Harvard University, where she studied Sociology.

Jan 24, 2024 · In addition to poetry, Gorman is an activist who advocates for climate issues, equality and education. She's been interested in a presidential run since she was 11, and plans to run in 2036, the...

Amanda Gorman was born and raised in Los Angeles. She is the author of the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough (2015). She attended New Roads in Santa Monica and Harvard …

But what are Amanda Gorman’s greatest poems? Below we select and introduce ten of her very best. 1. ‘ In This Place (An American Lyric) ’. Gorman wrote this poem for the inaugural reading of the US …

Amanda Gorman, born March 7, 1998 in Los Angeles, is an African-American poet and activist. In 2014, then aged 16, she was named the Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles.

Jan 12, 2026 · Poet Amanda Gorman wrote a poem for Renee Good, who was killed by an ICE officer this week. Gorman reads her poem and speaks on its meaning.

Gorman was selected by President Biden to read her original poem “The Hill We Climb” for his Inauguration on January 20, 2021, making her the youngest poet to have served in this role. She …

Gorman gained significant recognition as the first National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017 and became the youngest poet to read at a presidential inauguration when she performed at President Joe Biden’s …