Amid presidents and pop stars, poet Amanda Gorman grabs the spotlight at inauguration
By Hanna Krueger and Diti Kohli Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent,Updated January 20, 2021, 6:19 p.m.
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Amanda Gorman, 22, the youngest inauguration poet in US history, reads her poem The Hill We Climb at the inauguration of President Biden. (Video via C-SPAN, Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty)
If Amanda Gorman, 22, has it her way, her knockout poetry performance on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday wonât be the last time she appears at a presidential inauguration. She plans on taking the oath of office herself.