When you have to teach yourself how to say sounds, when you have to be highly concerned about pronunciation, it gives you a certain awareness of sonics, of the auditory experience.
AMANDA GORMANI am my own best mirror.
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We know. We believe. And we act, because it is our civic duty.
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I am my own best mirror.
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I was writing since I can remember – I just didn’t know it was poetry yet, or that writing could be a career.
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If a woman doesn’t give herself permission, who will?
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As a public poet, people often don’t see the reality of my life.
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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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What contributed to my writing early on is how my mom encouraged it. She kept the TV off because she wanted my siblings and I to be engaged and active. So we made forts, put on plays, musicals, and I wrote like crazy.
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The oration of poetry, I consider to be its own art form and tradition.
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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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What a day. What a life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you
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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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Give us the ballot, and we will no longer have to worry the federal government about our basic rights.
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I did a lot of sitting back and thinking about what I wanted for myself and what I wanted for my country: more unity, more support for the arts and more opportunities for young writers from marginalized groups.
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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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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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