National Poetry Month 2021: Amanda Gorman and 7 Other Black Poets You Should Know
National Poetry Month 2021: Amanda Gorman and 7 Other Black Poets You Should Know In celebration of art as a necessary act of resistance, we celebrate these writers for their words, their wit and their courage. Hannah Eko Apr 1, 2021 10:00AM ET From l to r: poets Yona Harvey, Ray Antrobus and Tiana Clark Photo Credit: Twitter Poets are masters of the word who hold a mirror to the human experience. On Inauguration Day 2021, a young Black woman poet captivated the world with her stirring words of hope. Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb” is a stirring call to a...
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