Sacramento grandmother proud of youngest inaugural poet
By Lisa Fernandez
Proud grandmother of California poet laureate
Grandmother Bertha Gorman couldn t be prouder of her granddaughter, Amanda, who read a poem at the presidential inauguration.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As millions of people in the United States and beyond watched 22-year-old Amanda Gorman recite original and touching words for the inauguration on Wednesday, one fan was especially proud of the youngest inaugural poet in history.
That fan would be her grandmother, Bertha Gaffney Gorman, watching her granddaughter read for the president and vice president from her Sacramento living room on TV. I always knew that she could do this when the opportunity presented. I knew that she could do it. I was just filled with pride for my family, for her family, for her friends and for her, the elder Gorman told Sacramento station, KCRA. She’s doing what she was sent here to do.
BALTIMORE - The president of a historically Black university in Maryland was so captivated by inaugural poet Amanda Gorman’s poem during President Joe Biden
NEW YORK The day after inaugural poet Amanda Gorman awestruck the nation with words of devastation and triumph, the 22-year-old writer and activist said she feels amazing. It s not often that you wake up on a morning feeling like this, Gorman told Robin Roberts on Good Morning America Thursday morning.
She went on to say that she was shocked and overjoyed by Dr. Jill Biden s inaugural invitation last month. She is the youngest by far of the poets who have read at presidential inaugurations since Kennedy invited Robert Frost in 1961, with other predecessors including Maya Angelou and Elizabeth Alexander.
Los Angeles native and national youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman, 22, shined in one of the most talked about moments during Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony as she shared a powerful message.
Amanda Gorman had all eyes on her during the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. The 22-year-old recited a poem called The Hill We Climb, partly inspired by the Capitol riots, that reflects on the power of democracy and freedom. Here, five things to know about the literary star. Amanda Gorman Credit: (Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images)
Oprah Winfrey is a fan and gave Gorman earrings and a caged bird ring for her Inauguration Day performance, as a tribute to writer Maya Angelou and her poem I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.