Amanda Gorman Quotes

Amanda Gorman is an American poet and activist. She gained international attention with her poem "The Hill We Climb," which she recited at the inauguration of President Joe Biden in 2021. Gorman's powerful and inspiring poetry, focusing on themes of social justice and unity, has made her one of the most influential young poets of her generation. Her work has garnered critical acclaim and has earned her numerous awards and honors.

When you are learning through poetry how to speak English, it lends to a great understanding of sound, of pitch, of pronunciation, so I think of my speech impediment not as a weakness or a disability, but as one of my greatest strengths.

Amanda Gorman , Poet

As a young black woman, I notice at times in the mainstream media framing of the 'me too' movement you see a white female face or a white male face, and that type of questioning and interrogation needs to happen.

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That's kind of the challenging thing about writing an inaugural poem. You're speaking to everyone, but you don't also want to speak for everyone.

Amanda Gorman , Poet

But as for the future, I foresee a world which is more creative, more open, more loving, more ecologically friendly, more honest about its history and progress, and I think a lot of those contributions will be made by young people.

Amanda Gorman , Poet

Poetry is interesting because not everyone is going to become a great poet, but anyone can be, and anyone can enjoy poetry, and it's this openness, this accessibility of poetry that makes it the language of people.

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Whenever I listen to songs, I rewrite them in my h... -Amanda Gorman

Whenever I listen to songs, I rewrite them in my head.

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Poetry is the lens we use to interrogate the histo... -Amanda Gorman

Poetry is the lens we use to interrogate the history we stand on and the future we stand for.

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Poetry has never been the language of barriers, it... -Amanda Gorman

Poetry has never been the language of barriers, it's always been the language of bridges.

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This quote presents poetry as a unifying force that transcends barriers and connects people. It suggests that throughout history, poetry has served as a medium of communication, understanding, and empathy, fostering connections and bridging gaps between individuals, cultures, and societies.

I grew up at this incredibly odd intersection in Los Angeles, where it felt like the black 'hood met black elegance met white gentrification met Latin culture met wetlands.

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I don't want it to be something that becomes a cage, where to be a successful Black girl, you have to be Amanda Gorman and go to Harvard. I want someone to eventually disrupt the model I have established.

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I was obsessed with everything and anything; I wanted to learn everything, to read everything, to do everything. I was constantly on sensory overload. I'd hoard dozens of books in my second-grade cubby, and literally try to read two at a time, side by side.

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I have to interweave my poetry with purpose. For me, that purpose is to help people, and to shed a light on issues that have far too long been in the darkness.

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Poetry and language are often at the heartbeat of ... -Amanda Gorman

Poetry and language are often at the heartbeat of movements for change.

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This quote highlights the role of poetry and language as catalysts for social or political transformation, suggesting that they play a central and influential role in driving movements or inspiring collective action for societal change.

As a public poet, people often don't see the reali... -Amanda Gorman

As a public poet, people often don't see the reality of my life.

Amanda Gorman , Poet

I try to approach reading in front of millions of people as I would reading in somebody's living room.

Amanda Gorman , Poet

I am the daughter of Black writers who are descended from Freedom Fighters who broke their chains and changed the world. They call me.

Amanda Gorman , Poet

To hone my voice, I read everything, from books to cereal boxes, three times: once for fun, the second time to learn something new about the writing craft, and the third time was to improve that piece.

Amanda Gorman , Poet

What contributed to my writing early on is how my mom encouraged it. She kept the TV off because she wanted my siblings and I to be engaged and active. So we made forts, put on plays, musicals, and I wrote like crazy.

Amanda Gorman , Poet

I think that's the challenge of our generation: if we are all technology natives, how do we live with influence both online and off, and how do we make sure that both of those aren't lacking in some type of deeper human connection and substance?

Amanda Gorman , Poet

I was writing since I can remember - I just didn't know it was poetry yet, or that writing could be a career.

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It wasn't until I was named Youth Poet Laureate of L.A. in high school though that I officially began calling myself a poet. I just always loved writing, period.

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I'm a student at Harvard University, and currently work as the United States Youth Poet Laureate, a community organizer, and an activist.

Amanda Gorman , Poet

When you have to teach yourself how to say sounds, when you have to be highly concerned about pronunciation, it gives you a certain awareness of sonics, of the auditory experience.

Amanda Gorman , Poet

I was born early, along with my twin, and a lot of times, for infants, that can lead to learning delays.

Amanda Gorman , Poet

My Instagram doesn't cover my insecurities, my lack of self-confidence, that week I spent crying... there's a question of whether I should be sharing that online.

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I think it made me all that much stronger of a writer when you have to teach yourself how to say words from scratch.

Amanda Gorman , Poet

I love Black poets. I love that as a Black girl, I get to participate in that legacy. So that's Yusef Komunyakaa, Sonia Sanchez, Tracy K. Smith, Phillis Wheatley.

Amanda Gorman , Poet

One: whose shoulders do you stand on? And two: what do you stand for? These are two questions that I always begin my poetry workshops with students because at times, poetry can seem like this dead art form for old white men who just seem like they were born to be old, like, you know, Benjamin Button or something.

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It's this weird binary where I'm getting media images and narratives thrown at me all the time through something I hold in my hand, and that's never happened to other generations. But also with this little object in my hand, I have the ability to document police brutality, or post about the Syrian conflict on Twitter.

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Poetry is - it's an art form, but, to me, it's also a weapon, it's also an instrument. It's the ability to make ideas that have been known, felt and said. And that's a real, I think, type of duty for the poet.

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