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The Academy of American Poets Awards $1.1 Million to 23 Poets Laureate Across the Country - New York, NY (June 3, 2021)— The Academy of American...
It was no coincidence. Khullar, a junior at Iowa City West High School, is Iowa's first Student Poet Ambassador, a position inspired by Gorman's vital message delivered before Joe Biden was sworn-in as president Jan. 20. Gorman, 23, the youngest inaugural poet ever, became a viral sensation and best-selling author. That got a University of Iowa administrator thinking that perhaps this state should be championing a young poet who could find words to help calm, or challenge, a divided nation. Khullar, a 17-year-old who started finding her voice as a poet in high school, was the choice. And on F...