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Whenever I listen to songs, I rewrite them in my head.

Amanda Gorman

Poetry has never been the language of barriers, it’s always been the language of bridges.
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Deep Language Perspective Poetry
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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Career Myself Poetry Remember Writing
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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Activity Crazy Encouragement Family Mom Myself Writing
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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Challenge Kind Talk Yourself
Through poetry we shall catch the conscience of a nation.
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Nation Poetry
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
I was born early, along with my twin, and a lot of times, for infants, that can lead to learning delays.
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Born Leadership Myself Time
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
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
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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Black Break Change Fight Freedom Myself World Writing
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
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
I have to interweave my poetry with purpose. For me, that purpose is to help people, and to shed a light on issues that have far too long been in the darkness.
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Darkness Help Issues Light Myself People Poetry Purpose
As a public poet, people often don’t see the reality of my life.
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Life People Poet Reality See
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
What’s really funny about being National Youth Poet Laureate is that not everyone even knows it exists.
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Existence Funny Poet Youth

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