As a public poet, people often don’t see the reality of my life.
AMANDA GORMANIt 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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One of the most rewarding moments of my career is when I’m speaking to a child who tells me they have the same speech impediment that I had to overcome and that they’re going to keep writing or sharing their voice after hearing my story.
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Through poetry we shall catch the conscience of a nation.
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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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My Instagram doesn’t cover my insecurities, my lack of self-confidence, that week I spent crying, there’s a question of whether I should be sharing that online.
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When you are learning through poetry how to speak English, it lends to a great understanding of sound, of pitch, of pronunciation, so I think of my speech impediment not as a weakness or a disability, but as one of my greatest strengths.
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I am my own best mirror.
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Poetry is the lens we use to interrogate the history we stand on and the future we stand for.
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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.
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Whenever I listen to songs, I rewrite them in my head.
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What a day. What a life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you
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That’s kind of the challenging thing about writing an inaugural poem. You’re speaking to everyone, but you don’t also want to speak for everyone.
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Poetry has never been the language of barriers, it’s always been the language of bridges.
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See the line where the sky meets the sea.
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Your daily challenge to not be like a boss, but the boss, in all things you.
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What’s really funny about being National Youth Poet Laureate is that not everyone even knows it exists.
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