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Updated 20th January 2021
Written by Allyssia Alleyne, CNN
Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez may have been the headline acts of President Joe Biden s inauguration, but it was 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, the first national youth poet laureate, who delivered the event s true standout performance.
Gorman, who became the youngest poet to read at an inauguration ceremony, moved dignitaries in attendance and viewers at home with her reading The Hill We Climb, her powerful poem calling for togetherness as America enters a new chapter. But she also caused a buzz with her vibrant outfit, which channeled the optimism of the occasion, and the jewelry she wore, though small on television screens, carried touching personal sentiment.
Inauguration Day for President-elect Joe Biden will look unlike anything the nation has seen before as the scars of COVID-19 and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol turn the West Front into a virtual ghost town compared to years past.
Poet Amanda Gorman recites ‘The Hill We Climb’ at inauguration
Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet at 22
Amanda Gorman, at just the age of 22, became the youngest poet to read at an inauguration.
Goodman cemented her place in history as she stood at the podium of the 59
th Inauguration as she read “The Hill We Climb,” which she wrote in honor of the occasion at the U.S. Capitol. It was a message of unity, especially against the backdrop of the violence that took place just two weeks ago after pro-Trump supporters sieged the Capitol.
Amanda Gorman, the nation s first-ever youth poet laureate, called for Americans to leave behind a country better than the one we were left and unify together as she spoke at President Joe Biden s inauguration. https://t.co/cqB4pZpaAvpic.twitter.com/BnAImxmhq6
Poet Amanda Gorman drew widespread praise on social media after taking the stage for President Biden’s inauguration Wednesday. The 22-year-old became the youngest inaugural poet in American history when she recited her work, “The Hill We Climb,” a touching poem about unity and reconciliation that she finished after the pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.