Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Becomes Best-Selling Author
2021-01-23
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1"When day comes we ask ourselves,where can we find light in this never-ending shade?"
2On Wednesday, poet Amanda Gorman read her poem, "The Hill We Climb," at the swearing-in ceremony of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
3By Thursday, the 22-year-old was a superstar.
4Gorman is the youngest poet in U.S. history to mark the change of presidential power.
5Past inaugural poets include famous writers like Robert Frost and Maya Angelou.
6Gorman is a native of Los Angeles, California, and in 2017 was named the country's first Youth Poet Laureate.
7She recently completed her studies at Harvard University.
8On Wednesday, Gorman offered a hopeful future for a deeply divided country.
9"We will not march back to what was,but move to what shall be.A country that is bruised but whole,benevolent but bold,fierce and free."
10Her reading -- and the ceremony as a whole -- took place exactly two weeks after a violent mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump attacked and occupied the U.S. Capitol Building.
11Gorman says she had completed a little more than half of "The Hill We Climb" before the January 6 attack at the Capitol.
12"That day gave me a second wave of energy to finish the poem," Gorman told The Associated Press.
13She chose not to make direct note of the attack, but her references to the event were clear:
14"We've seen a force that would shatter our nation
15rather than share it.
16Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy.
17And this effort very nearly succeeded.
18But while democracy can be periodically delayed,
19it can never be permanently defeated."
20Hours after the inauguration, her two books -- which are to be released later this year -- became number 1 and 2 on Amazon.com's sales list.
21Gorman's poetry collection "The Hill We Climb" and her children's book "Change Sings" are set to be published in September.
22I'm Ashley Thompson.
1"When day comes we ask ourselves, 2where can we find light in this never-ending shade?" 3On Wednesday, poet Amanda Gorman read her poem, "The Hill We Climb," at the swearing-in ceremony of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. 4By Thursday, the 22-year-old was a superstar. 5Gorman is the youngest poet in U.S. history to mark the change of presidential power. Past inaugural poets include famous writers like Robert Frost and Maya Angelou. 6Gorman is a native of Los Angeles, California, and in 2017 was named the country's first Youth Poet Laureate. She recently completed her studies at Harvard University. 7On Wednesday, Gorman offered a hopeful future for a deeply divided country. 8"We will not march back to what was, 9but move to what shall be. 10A country that is bruised but whole, 11benevolent but bold, 12fierce and free." 13Her reading -- and the ceremony as a whole -- took place exactly two weeks after a violent mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump attacked and occupied the U.S. Capitol Building. 14Gorman says she had completed a little more than half of "The Hill We Climb" before the January 6 attack at the Capitol. 15"That day gave me a second wave of energy to finish the poem," Gorman told The Associated Press. She chose not to make direct note of the attack, but her references to the event were clear: 16"We've seen a force that would shatter our nation 17rather than share it. 18Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. 19And this effort very nearly succeeded. 20But while democracy can be periodically delayed, 21it can never be permanently defeated." 22Hours after the inauguration, her two books -- which are to be released later this year -- became number 1 and 2 on Amazon.com's sales list. 23Gorman's poetry collection "The Hill We Climb" and her children's book "Change Sings" are set to be published in September. 24I'm Ashley Thompson. 25Ashley Thompson adapted this story based on reports by Reuters news agency and The Associated Press. Hai Do was the editor. 26______________________________________________________________ 27Words in This Story 28poet - n. a person who writes poems 29poem - n. a piece of writing that usually has figurative language and that is written in separate lines that often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme 30inaugural - adj. happening as part of an official ceremony or celebration when someone (such as a newly elected official) begins an important job : happening as part of an inauguration 31poet laureate - n. a poet who is honored by being chosen for an official position by a ruler or government 32reference - n. the act of mentioning something in speech or in writing 33periodically - adv. happening regularly over a period of time