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Through poetry we shall catch the conscience of a nation.

Amanda Gorman

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  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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  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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  Poetry and language are often at the heartbeat of movements for change.

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  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.

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  I try to approach reading in front of millions of people as I would reading in somebody’s living room.

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  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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  We know. We believe. And we act, because it is our civic duty.

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  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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  What a day. What a life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you

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

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  If a woman doesn’t give herself permission, who will?

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  I am my own best mirror.

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  I am the daughter of Black writers who are descended from Freedom Fighters who broke their chains and changed the world. They call me.

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  I think we run into issues when our online brands are not rooted in who we are, and I think we need to have explicit discussions with ourselves about who we want to be, what we want to represent, and how we want to express that.

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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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