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Amanda Gorman

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Amanda Gorman

@TheAmandaGorman

Poet

Los Angeles, California

amandagormanbooks.com

Joined June 2014

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Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
Jan 9
For Renee Nicole Good Killed by I.C.E. on January 7, 2026 by Amanda Gorman They say she is no more, That there her absence roars, Blood-blown like a rose. Iced wheels flinched & froze. Now, bare riot of candles, Dark fury of flowers, Pure howling of hymns. If for us she arose,
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Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
May 24, 2022
It takes a monster to kill children. But to watch monsters kill children again and again and do nothing isn’t just insanity—it’s inhumanity.
Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
Jan 20, 2021
I AM ON THE FLOOR MY BOOKS ARE #1 & #2 ON AMAZON AFTER 1 DAY! Thank you so much to everyone for supporting me and my words. As Yeats put it: "For words alone are certain good: Sing, then"
Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
Jan 20, 2021
Thank you! I would be nowhere without the women whose footsteps I dance in. While reciting my poem, I wore a ring with a caged bird—a gift from @Oprah for the occasion , to symbolize Maya Angelou, a previous inaugural poet. Here’s to the women who have climbed my hills before.
Oprah Winfrey
@Oprah
Jan 20, 2021
I have never been prouder to see another young woman rise! Brava Brava, @TheAmandaGorman! Maya Angelou is cheering—and so am I.
Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
Jan 20, 2021
Thx @Lin_Manuel ! Did you catch the 2 @HamiltonMusical references in the inaugural poem? I couldn’t help myself!
Lin-Manuel Miranda
@Lin_Manuel
Jan 20, 2021
YES @TheAmandaGorman!!! -LMM
Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
Feb 7, 2021
Poetry at the Super Bowl is a feat for art & our country, because it means we’re thinking imaginatively about human connection even when we feel siloed. I’ll honor 3 heroes who exemplify the best of this effort. Here’s to them, to poetry, & to a #SuperBowl like no other 💛
Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
Mar 6, 2021
A security guard tailed me on my walk home tonight. He demanded if I lived there because “you look suspicious.” I showed my keys & buzzed myself into my building. He left, no apology. This is the reality of black girls: One day you’re called an icon, the next day, a threat.
Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
Apr 20, 2021
The fact that we know what the verdict SHOULD be but remain unsure of what it WILL be speaks volumes about our nation. We have work to do.
Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
May 24, 2023
One parent could get my poetry banned from classrooms. And yet one country can't ban assault rifles from massacring them.
Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
May 23, 2023
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Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
Jan 20, 2023
2 years ago today, and still so immensely grateful for the moment of a lifetime 💛 thank you to everyone who has followed my journey before and after this life-changing day 💛
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Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
Jan 22, 2021
What a day. What a life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you ✨ @ United States Capitol
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Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
May 24, 2022
The truth is, one nation under guns.
Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
Jan 20, 2021
So humbled by everyone's support! If you'd like to read more of my words, you can pre-order my first ever poetry collection, The Hill We Climb, here! @penguinrandom amazon.com/dp/0593465067/…
Amanda Gorman
@TheAmandaGorman
Apr 20, 2021
A reminder that victory would be George Floyd being alive. Every day Black Americans worry if they will be next is another day without justice.