— amanda gorman, “the hill we climb” (2021)
Amanda Gorman, a 22 year old poet from Los Angeles, becomes the youngest inaugural poet in memory as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take office. There have only been a handful of inaugural poets; Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy were the only presidents in the past who chose to have poems read at their inaugurations. You can read all the previous poems here.
Starting May 1st, I’m going to have a full-time job as an assistant director of admissions at Becker and I’m still giddy and anxious and excited and nauseous over it but !!!!!!!
