Amanda Gorman — National Youth Poet Laureate and the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history — can already add bestselling author to her resume.

From Maya Angelou to Gil Scott-Heron, the inaugural poet laureate comes from a long line of activist poets of color.

Summary List PlacementStudents and historians will study Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem "The Hill We Climb" following her breathtaking performance at the 2021 presidential inauguration.  Gorman, a 22-year-old and the nation's first youth poet laureate, read h…

President Joe Biden signed his first executive orders on the COVID-19 pandemic, immigration and climate change.

Read the full transcript of Amanda Korman's original poem, "The Hill We Climb," read at President Joe Biden's inauguration.

Joe Biden's inauguration was a deeply poetic moment for America, thanks in part to a powerful reading by Amanda Gorman, the first-ever U.S. youth poet laureate. To close out Biden's inaugural ceremony, Gorman — a 22-year-old poet and Los Angeles native — read…

Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.

Country music star Garth Brooks will perform at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration in Washington, D.C., later this week.

President-elect Joe Biden and incoming first lady Dr. Jill Biden volunteered at a hunger relief organization in Philadelphia on Monday to mark Martin Luther King, Jr., day.

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the inauguration and traditional parade following the ceremony will have limited attendance.

President-elect Joe Biden is urging Americans to give back on Monday by making a national day of service a key part of his inauguration week. Biden's inaugural committee is urging Americans to pa...

President-elect Joe Biden's inaugural committee announced on Sunday that celebrities including Lin-Manuel Miranda and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will make appearances on a primetime TV special planned for Inauguration Day....

Figures from religious leaders to the United States’ first youth poet laureate will take part in Wednesday’s ceremony

Award-winning Black female writer Amanda Gorman, 22, is set to become the youngest inaugural poet in memory when she recites her work at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration Wednesday. Gorman in 20...

When she reads next Wednesday, she will be continuing a tradition - for Democratic presidents - that includes such celebrated poets as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou. The latter's "On the Pulse of Morning," written for the 1993 inauguration of President Bill C…

The country's next inaugural poet is an old pro at ceremonial occasions — and she's only 22

The country's next inaugural poet is an old pro at ceremonial occasions — and she's only 22

NEW YORK (AP) — At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions.

Inauguration officials announced on Thursday that Jennifer Lopez and Lady Gaga will perform in person at the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20.

When Andrea Hall leads the nation in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at Joe Biden's inauguration next week, she'll not only represent the kind of progress envisioned by the incoming president but she'll also deliver the words with a sense of mission, doing …

Biden's inauguration will be a significant departure from previous presidents' due to security and COVID-19 concerns.

In addition to the inauguration ceremony, there will also be a star-studded primetime special hosted by Tom Hanks.

The "Chromatica" singer has been a vocal supporter of the Democrats and campaigned for a Biden-Harris victory in 2020.

Lady Gaga will sing the national anthem at Joe Biden's inauguration and Jennifer Lopez will give a musical performance on the West Front of the US Capitol when Biden is sworn in as the nation's 46th president next Wednesday. There will be a poetry reading fro…

Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will take the stage at U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony in Washington next week alongside others in what his transition team said would showcase a diverse America.

“Change is made of choices, and choices are made of character.” ~ Amanda Gorman

Excellent! And if you find it offensive, GOOD! It should make you feel horrified. Amanda Gorman: In Memory of Those Still in the Water https://t.co/9yje2UUcnV

RT @RealJeffJarrett: “Change is made of choices, and choices are made of character.” ~ Amanda Gorman

RT @heymrsbond: My goodness, Amanda Gorman is really good. For my English and humanities and current events teacher friends: A paired te…

RT @heymrsbond: My goodness, Amanda Gorman is really good. For my English and humanities and current events teacher friends: A paired te…

RT @nytimes: In Opinion In a new poem and essay, Amanda Gorman honors the memory of the hundreds of lives lost in the Adriana migrant ship…

RT @nytimes: In Opinion In a new poem and essay, Amanda Gorman honors the memory of the hundreds of lives lost in the Adriana migrant ship…

RT @heymrsbond: My goodness, Amanda Gorman is really good. For my English and humanities and current events teacher friends: A paired te…

RT @heymrsbond: My goodness, Amanda Gorman is really good. For my English and humanities and current events teacher friends: A paired te…

RT @heymrsbond: My goodness, Amanda Gorman is really good. For my English and humanities and current events teacher friends: A paired te…

RT @RealMrSummers: Amanda Gorman’s reaction to her book being banned: “I’ve never felt so emboldened…it gave me immense power” such an ins…

RT @heymrsbond: My goodness, Amanda Gorman is really good. For my English and humanities and current events teacher friends: A paired te…

RT @nytimes: In Opinion In a new poem and essay, Amanda Gorman honors the memory of the hundreds of lives lost in the Adriana migrant ship…

RT @heymrsbond: My goodness, Amanda Gorman is really good. For my English and humanities and current events teacher friends: A paired te…

RT @heymrsbond: My goodness, Amanda Gorman is really good. For my English and humanities and current events teacher friends: A paired te…

RT @heymrsbond: My goodness, Amanda Gorman is really good. For my English and humanities and current events teacher friends: A paired te…

RT @heymrsbond: My goodness, Amanda Gorman is really good. For my English and humanities and current events teacher friends: A paired te…

RT @Muhlenberg: Joe Nash ’07 was the executive producer for an episode of “We the People” that featured the poetry of Amanda Gorman. The se…

Amanda Gorman reads inauguration poem, 'The Hill We Climb' ~ 2021. A Land of Broken Dreams, Shattered Hopes, A Land that Worships the idolatry of the Golden Calf - A House Divided... where Hope is mocked and erased in the grind for Profit...and Power... https://t.co/uqu8prraTP

RT @LongTimeHistory: TODAY IN HISTORY 1911 — New York Public Library dedicated. 2023 — Florida school library bans “The Hills We Climb,"…

Joe Nash ’07 was the executive producer for an episode of “We the People” that featured the poetry of Amanda Gorman. The series won a 2022 Children’s & Family Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Program! https://t.co/8s4su5uo2W

RT @Ceebs66: Seems like a good day to rewatch @TheAmandaGorman WATCH: Amanda Gorman reads inauguration poem, 'The Hill We Climb' https://…

"There is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it." - Amanda Gorman, American poet & activist https://t.co/AjjKktTPw6

RT @EdKrassen: Now the poem that Amanda Gorman read at President Biden’s inauguration, entitled “The Hill We Climb,” has been banned from c…

RT @MsAnitaTucker: Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb" has been taken off shelves due to attacks by the GOP, who wants to take away our rig…

RT @lauriemacph: Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb" has been taken off shelves due to attacks by the GOP, who wants to take away our right…

"There is always light. If only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it." - Amanda Gorman Sending today's free #Reiki #sunshine to help you see the light... or be the light. Love, Victoria xx

RT @jgoldenCRCC: “I’m not a reader. I’m not a book person. I’m a mom involved in my children’s education.” FL mom who had her child's schoo…

RT @LongTimeHistory: TODAY IN HISTORY 1911 — New York Public Library dedicated. 2023 — Florida school library bans “The Hills We Climb,"…

RT @LongTimeHistory: TODAY IN HISTORY 1911 — New York Public Library dedicated. 2023 — Florida school library bans “The Hills We Climb,"…

RT @LifeWithJohn: There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it. - Amanda Gorman ~ #Insp…

There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it. - Amanda Gorman ~ #Inspiration https://t.co/ZC4d6Q1fJr

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RT @MarvinDunn4: We are buying 1,000 copies of "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman to be donated to the Overtown library and given away. T…

RT @LongTimeHistory: TODAY IN HISTORY 1911 — New York Public Library dedicated. 2023 — Florida school library bans “The Hills We Climb,"…

The more that we can bring our authentic selves… into the moment, the more that moment will show up for us. - Amanda Gorman https://t.co/M6T7G6xNdp

"I can hear change humming in its loudest, proudest song. I don't fear change coming, And so I sing along." Amanda Gorman's musical, poetic uprising call to ring in and harmonize with the strumming song of freedom and change. https://t.co/lSqhcBxb7i

RT @shawniedw2: @Just_CallMeD To paraphrase the poem Amanda Gorman wrote for Bidens' inauguration, "they would rather shatter Democracy tha…