Lesson #34: DELIVERY: Roar - Amanda Gorman
Welcome to the first official 2021 Storytelling School with The Moth! If you were as blown away as we were by the performance of Amanda Gorman, National Youth Poet Laureate, at the inauguration a few weeks ago, you’re going to love her Moth story about putting yourself out there, trying your best, and ending up where you’re meant to be.
This week’s Storytelling School story is:
“Roar” by Amanda Gorman
After you’ve watched and read the story, you can do the following activities:
Talk to each other about Amanda’s story.
An exciting time to be a poet : Middlesex teacher named Milford s poet laureate
Bill Bloxsom
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Joan Kwon Glass is Milford s second Poet Laureate.Milford Library / Contributed photo
MILFORD Although Joan Kwon Glass has been writing poetry since she was in kindergarten, the national spotlight that President Joe Biden’s inauguration shone on poets has made this an especially exciting time to be one.
“I think the presidential inauguration brought poetry to the forefront when Amanda Gorman was chosen to recite her poem ‘The Hill We Climb,’” said Glass, who teaches social studies in Darien.
“She was the first National Youth Poet Laureate to do so. I think bringing in a young person got people excited,” Glass said. “It is an exciting time to be a poet, and I want to run off that energy here in Milford.”
Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet who stirred America at the inauguration of President Joe Biden last month, read the first poem ever to be performed at
Updated on February 8, 2021 at 4:44 am
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Dive into a world of flavors with The Vegan Lion’s varied dishes from different cultures. Owner Quin Butler offers her customers a bit of everything with different quinoa bowls that vary from being Thai-inspired, Caribbean-inspired and one that has a Mexican flair to it in addition to other meals.
As someone who has enjoyed cooking since she was 8, Butler, who was voted the Best Black Vegan Chef by Black San Diego Magazine, said she wanted to share her delicious and healthy meals with others so they can begin to learn to incorporate healthier meals into their lives.
Let us walk with these warriors : Amanda Gorman, 22-year-old poet who shot to fame at Biden s inauguration, salutes frontline workers as she brings poetry to Super Bowl for the first time
Amanda Gorman, the young poet who delivered a captivating performance at President Joe Biden s inauguration, opened the Super Bowl with a new work
The charismatic 22-year-old is the first-ever poet to perform at the National Football League championship, America s most-watched broadcast of the year
Gorman delivered her poem Chorus of the Captains, paying homage to three people: an educator, an intensive care nurse and a US Marine Corps veteran