1. Amanda S C Gorman was born on March 7,1998 and is an American poet, activist, and model.
32 Facts About Amanda Gorman
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Amanda Gorman's work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora.
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Amanda Gorman published the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough in 2015.
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Amanda Gorman rose to fame in 2021 for writing and delivering her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of Joe Biden.
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Amanda Gorman was highlighted in Time magazine's 100 Next list under the category of "Phenoms", with a profile written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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That same month, Amanda Gorman became the first poet to perform at the Super Bowl, when she delivered her poem "Chorus of the Captains" at Super Bowl LV.
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Amanda Gorman's twin sister, Gabrielle, is an activist and filmmaker.
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Amanda Gorman has said she grew up in an environment with limited television access.
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Amanda Gorman has described her young self as a "weird child" who enjoyed reading and writing and was encouraged by her mother.
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Amanda Gorman has an auditory processing disorder and is hypersensitive to sound.
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In 2019, Amanda Gorman spent a semester studying in Madrid, Spain, supported by IES Abroad.
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Amanda Gorman has said she was inspired to become a youth delegate for the United Nations in 2013 after watching a speech by Pakistani Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai.
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Amanda Gorman was chosen as the first youth poet laureate of Los Angeles in 2014.
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In 2016, Amanda Gorman founded the nonprofit organization One Pen One Page, a youth writing and leadership program.
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Amanda Gorman wrote a tribute for black athletes for Nike and has a book deal with Viking Children's Books to write two children's picture books.
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In 2017, Amanda Gorman became the first youth poet to open the literary season for the Library of Congress, and she has read her poetry on MTV.
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Amanda Gorman wrote "In This Place: An American Lyric" for her September 2017 performance at the Library of Congress, which commemorated the inauguration of Tracy K Smith as Poet Laureate of the United States.
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In 2017, Amanda Gorman won a $10,000 grant from media company OZY in the annual OZY Genius Awards through which 10 college students are given "the opportunity to pursue their outstanding ideas and envisioned innovations".
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In 2017, Amanda Gorman said she intends to run for president in 2036, and she has subsequently often repeated this hope.
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In 2019, Amanda Gorman was chosen as one of The Root magazine's "Young Futurists", an annual list of "the 25 best and brightest young African-Americans who excel in the fields of social justice and activism, arts and culture, enterprise and corporate innovation, science and technology and green innovation".
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Amanda Gorman expressed support for abortion rights and Roe v Wade in a 2019 NowThis News video which included a pro-choice poem.
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In May 2020, Amanda Gorman appeared in an episode of the web series Some Good News hosted by John Krasinski, where she had the opportunity to virtually meet Oprah Winfrey and issued a virtual commencement speech to those who could not attend commencements due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the US In 2020, Amanda Gorman presented "Earthrise", a poem focused on the climate crisis.
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Amanda Gorman read her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20,2021, and is the youngest poet to read at a presidential inauguration in United States history.
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In February 2021 the Dutch writer Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, winner of the 2020 International Booker Prize, who had been chosen to translate Amanda Gorman's poem, stepped down from the assignment following criticism that the publisher had chosen a white translator.
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In December 2021, Amanda Gorman released her poetry collection, Call Us What We Carry, published by Viking Books.
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Amanda Gorman is represented in the publishing industry by Writers House and by the Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown and Passman law firm.
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Amanda Gorman was commissioned to compose an original poem to be recited at Super Bowl LV's pregame ceremony on February 7,2021, as an introduction to the three honorary captains who would preside over the coin toss.
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The Washington Post reported that the honorary captains were essential workers "James Martin, a US Marine veteran; Trimaine Davis, an educator; and Suzie Dorner, an ICU nurse manager", and that Amanda Gorman delivered the poem in their honor in a recorded video.
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Amanda Gorman made the cover of Time magazine's February 2021 issue.
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In September 2021, it was announced that Amanda Gorman would become the first Estee Lauder "Global Changemaker", as a representative of the brand in ad campaigns and speaking events, in addition to work with the company's grantmaking program to promote literacy for girls and women.
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Amanda Gorman was a speaker at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
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Amanda Gorman is a member of St Brigid Catholic Church in Los Angeles.