But as for the future, I foresee a world which is more creative, more open, more loving, more ecologically friendly, more honest about its history and progress, and I think a lot of those contributions will be made by young people.
AMANDA GORMANThe oration of poetry, I consider to be its own art form and tradition.
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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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Writing wasn’t just a form of expression. It was a form of pathology by embarking on spoken word over and over and over again and reciting my poems.
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We know. We believe. And we act, because it is our civic duty.
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No matter how you say it, the hill we climb is a hill we climb together.
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The fight isn’t over – it’s just begun. It’s time to suit up for a battle that might determine the war.
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Truth is to act out of the best of ourselves.
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To hone my voice, I read everything, from books to cereal boxes, three times: once for fun, the second time to learn something new about the writing craft, and the third time was to improve that piece.
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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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I am my own best mirror.
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As a public poet, people often don’t see the reality of my life.
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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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Poetry is – it’s an art form, but, to me, it’s also a weapon, it’s also an instrument. It’s the ability to make ideas that have been known, felt and said. And that’s a real, I think, type of duty for the poet.
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Whenever I listen to songs, I rewrite them in my head.
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My mom wanted to make sure I was prepared to grow up with Black skin in America.
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Through poetry we shall catch the conscience of a nation.
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