Amanda Gorman

By Honomi

Birth date: March 7th, 1998

Date deceased: Not yet

Places lived: Los Angeles California

Main Idea:

Amanda Gorman is a poet. She had speech therapy because she had a speech impediment. Later on Amanda went to Harvard University in Massachusetts. She studied sociology in 2014. When Amanda was older she became the first youth poet laureate of Los Angeles California. Amanda Gorman’s first poem was “For Whom Food is Not Enough.” The poem was about a hungry community and other important topics. Amanda Gorman performed “The Hill We Climb” at Joe Biden’s inauguration. That is why she is so famous today.

Background Information:

Amanda grew up in Los Angeles California. Amanda's life was hard when she was a little girl. She had a hard time speaking so she did speech therapy. Even though Amanda Gorman had a hard time speaking that did not stop her from liking words like “spoons,” “stone,” and “plum.” Amanda's mom was a teacher and she encouraged Amanda and her two sisters to learn especially reading and writing. Amanda Gorman's challenge was performing her poems so she did speech therapy. It was a long time until she could say all the sounds right.

Fun Facts:

Amanda Gorman had two sisters.

Amanda’s first book was Change Sings: A Children's Anthem. It was published in 2021.

One of Amanda's two sisters is her twin.

Character Traits:

Amanda Gorman was brave because she stood up in a crowd and read “The Hill We Climb.”

Amanda was an activist and was influential because she used her words to make a change in the world.

And finally Amanda was creative because her words are inspiring to other people and to me.

Relevance Into Today:

People talk about Amanda Gorman because she read “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden's inauguration.

Questions for Amanda Gorman:

What will be your next poem?

How old will you be when you recite your next poem?

Quotes:

“Everyday we write the future”

“Rise from the Golden Hills of the West”

“While we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us.”