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As a public poet, people often don’t see the reality of my life.

Amanda Gorman

My mom wanted to make sure I was prepared to grow up with Black skin in America.
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Black Grow Up Mom Myself Preparation Skin
The oration of poetry, I consider to be its own art form and tradition.
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Art Myself Poetry
When you’re someone who’s lived a life where certain resources were scarce, you always feel like abundance is forbidden fruit.
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Life Live Yourself
Give us the ballot, and we will no longer have to worry the federal government about our basic rights.
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Control Government Ourselves Politics Right Worry
We know. We believe. And we act, because it is our civic duty.
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Act Believe Ourselves
I try to approach reading in front of millions of people as I would reading in somebody’s living room.
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Myself People Performance Reading
What a day. What a life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you
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Gratitude Life Thankful
It wasn’t until I was named Youth Poet Laureate of L.A. in high school though that I officially began calling myself a poet. I just always loved writing, period.
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Beginning Love Myself Name Poet Writing Youth
It was so incredible meeting Lady Gaga. I mean I’m gaga for Gaga, literally. We kind of just each flew to each other like magnets after the ceremony ended and we were both just crying and hugging.
AMANDA GORMAN

Cry Each Other End Hug Kind Myself
When they tell you to go back to where you come from, tell them proudly that this is where you come from.
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Born Proud Yourself
Whenever I listen to songs, I rewrite them in my head.
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Listening Myself Song
I close my eyes and I am with this army of young women standing in a line and I imagine us walking forward together.
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Eyes Imagination Myself Togetherness Walk Women Young
I love Black poets. I love that as a Black girl, I get to participate in that legacy. So that’s Yusef Komunyakaa, Sonia Sanchez, Tracy K. Smith, Phillis Wheatley.
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Black Love Myself Poet
No matter how you say it, the hill we climb is a hill we climb together.
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Struggle Togetherness Yourself
You don’t have to be a poet, you don’t have to be a politician or be in the White House to make an impact with your words. We all have this capacity to find solutions for the future.
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Ability Future Impact Poet Politics Word Yourself
Poetry is the lens we use to interrogate the history we stand on and the future we stand for.
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Future History Poetry

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