Watch National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman's amazing performance at the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris inauguration
Maya Angelou's poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." In her speech, the poet laureate also referenced Maya, who was the inaugural poet at Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration ceremony. (Oprah bought Maya a coat for the occasion and wanted to do the same for Amanda. Since she already had her coat picked out, Oprah gave her the jewelry.) Amanda is only the fourth poet to read at an inauguration, according to The New York Times. She's also the youngest ever to do so. "The Hill We Climb" also references the COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged America, and the world, and the insurrection on