Amanda Gorman on Life After Inauguration

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Amanda Gorman’s reading at President Biden’s Inauguration—two weeks after the insurrection of January 6th—made her about as famous as an American poet can be. She talks with Kevin Young, The New Yorker’s poetry editor, about writing a new book once the stakes were much higher.

Amanda Gorman on Life After Inauguration

The young poet’s reading at President Biden’s swearing in made her about as famous as a poet can be. She talks with Kevin Young about writing a new book once the stakes were much higher.

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