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The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough

Amanda Gorman

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A collection of poems by Amanda Gorman

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Published 2015 by Urban Word LA

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Jan 20, 2021 Glenn Russell rated it it was amazing

Here's a video of Amanda Gorman reading her poem at President Joe Biden's inauguration - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp9py...

Bless you, Amanda. Truly uplifting words for us all.

I made a mistake - I should have posted my review under Amanda Gorman's book, The Hill We Climb, the book featuring the poem Amanda read for the inauguration. Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... ...more

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Amanda Gorman was the first Youth Poet Laureate of the United States. She is also an activist. Gorman's work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. In January 2021, she became the youngest poet to read at a presidential inauguration, reading her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of Joe Biden. ...more