Amanda Gorman’s books have climbed to the top of bestseller lists following her historic inauguration appearance.
Gorman, the youngest poet to ever perform at an inauguration, recited her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” on Wednesday. The notable moment seems to have captured the hearts of Americans and readers everywhere.
According to Amazon, her two books,
Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem and
The Hill We Climb, have skyrocketed to number 1 and 2 on the Amazon books chart. Even more, the books aren’t even available yet, so her sales have multiplied on pre-orders alone.
The Hill We Climb, which has the same title as her poem she performed on Wednesday, is set to be her debut poetry collection, and
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5 Contemporary Black Poets You Should Know
Our nation’s poet laureate Amanda Gorman is in good company.
When Amanda Gorman ascended to the steps of our nation’s capital she did so standing on the shoulders of Black women who have captured the spirit of momentous occasions in black and white for generations.
Gorman contributed to a rich legacy that includes Gwendolyn Brooks, Rita Dove, Tracy K. Smith, Maya Angelou and more when she became the youngest National Poet Laureate. Her thoughtful description of our “unfinished,” nation and recognition of a light that is occasionally obstructed but never snuffed out infused hope into our country for six full minutes.
Amanda Gorman and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Photo: ABC)
History has its eyes on Amanda Gorman. The 22-year-old poet, who made history as the country s first National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017, performed her poem The Hill We Climb during the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on January 20. The speech caught the eye of a certain Tony-winning creator. Shortly after Gorman stepped down from the podium, Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted his congratulations to which Gorman replied saying, Did you catch the 2
Hamilton musical references in the inaugural poem? I couldn’t help myself! The following morning, the Harvard graduate appeared on
By Dawn Dai
On Thursday (1/21), after learning that
Joe Biden and
Kier Junior Spates got in his feelings and wrote a poem of his own entitled, How Come Nobody Called Me? Check out the hilarious poem in the video above!
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