{"id":11251,"date":"2021-01-21T11:42:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T00:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=184456"},"modified":"2021-01-21T13:26:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T13:26:07","slug":"amanda-gorman-inauguration-poem-2021","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/amanda-gorman-inauguration-poem-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"It Was A Prada-Clad Amanda Gorman Who Stole The Show"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today’s inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Rob Carr\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A renewed sense of hope was shared with the globe today. President Joe Biden<\/a> and Madam Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a> were sworn into office at the Capitol following a tumultuous four years. While spectators were limited to just a handful, the National Mall was instead filled with 200,000 American flags to represent the people who could not be in attendance.<\/p>\n

An A-list lineup celebrated Inauguration Day. Lady Gaga<\/a> sang the National Anthem while draped in a stunning custom ensemble by Schiaparelli Haute Couture, designed by Daniel Roseberry, and Jennifer Lopez<\/a> donned a full Chanel look to perform a touching rendition of Woody Guthrie\u2019s ‘This Land Is Your Land’ and ‘America The Beautiful.’ But it was Amanda Gorman who left us all utterly captivated.<\/p>\n

At just 22 years old, Amanda Gorman is the youngest poet ever to recite at a presidential inauguration in the United States. Following in the footsteps of Maya Angelou and Robert Frost, she delivered her powerful poem titled ‘The Hill We Climb.’<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman prepares to speak at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today’s inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We, the successors of a country and a time where a skinny Black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president only to find herself reciting for one,” Gorman proudly announced.<\/p>\n

“When day comes, we step out of the shade aflame and unafraid. The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light. If only we\u2019re brave enough to see it. If only we\u2019re brave enough to be it.”<\/p>\n