By Emma Judge ’23
Amanda Gorman is an American poet who will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the greatest. Gorman was the youngest ever inaugural poet when her poem “The Hill We Climb” took America by storm. In “The Hill We Climb,” she beautifully writes of how though we are not perfect, we are still striving and still reaching to create the beautiful country we all deserve.
Gorman was also invited to recite a poem at the Super Bowl where she recited her poem “Chorus of Captains.” She writes of three outstanding individuals, educator Trimaine Davis, ICU nurse manager Suzie Dorner, and veteran James Martin. Davis is an educator who provided laptops, hot spots, and other necessary items for remote learning. Dorner is an ICU nurse manager who lost her grandmother to Covid-19 but continued to fight on the front lines. Martin is veteran who was wounded while fighting for his country but still shares his home with at-risk kids and livestreams local sports games for families who can not see them in-person because of the pandemic.
Amanda Gorman was born and raised in Los Angeles to a single mother. She began writing at only a few years of age and has been invited to speak for many notable people; the Obamas, Malala Yousafzai, Al Gore, and many more. She studied sociology at Harvard and is a cum laude graduate. At only 22 years old Amanda Gorman has certainly more amazing feats coming and I personally cannot wait.
