Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman Is Performing At The Super Bowl — Here’s What Her Poem Will Be About

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National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman was catapulted into the national spotlight last month after her Inauguration Day poetry performance went viral, but the 22-year-old will tackle a new milestone Sunday evening when she will become the first poet to ever recite a poem at a Super Bowl game.

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Crucial Quote

“These are the moments I strive for in my lifetime, which is to bring poetry into places that we least expect it, so we can fully kind of grapple with the ways in which it can heal us and kind of resurrect us,” Gorman said of performing at the Super Bowl on The Daily Show this week.

Key Background

Gorman became a nationwide sensation after her performance at President Joe Biden’s inauguration went viral. Her poem, The Hill We Climb, was partly inspired by last month’s riots at the U.S. Capitol shortly before the inauguration. The poem describes the U.S. as “a nation that isn’t broken, but simply unfinished,” and reminded Americans that “while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us.” Days after the inauguration, Gorman’s three books were the top selling titles on multiple booksellers’ websites, despite being unpublished. Late last month, Gorman was signed to IMG Models, one of the world’s top modeling agencies.

Further Reading

The Top 3 Slots On Amazon And Barnes & Noble Bestseller Lists Belong To Poet Amanda Gorman (Forbes)

Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem Was Partly Inspired By The Capitol Riots (Forbes)