Chapelboro

Local Scholar Amanda Bennett Named Town of Carrboro’s 9th Poet Laureate

The Town of Carrboro has selected Amanda Bennett to be its ninth poet laureate. She will be the first Black woman to serve in ...
Black Enterprise

Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman Named UNICEF USA Ambassador

UNICEF says Gorman will support the group’s mission to protect children globally. Amanda Gorman, the first US Youth Poet Laureate, has joined UNICEF as the organization’s newest ambassador. UNICEF ...
ABC7 San Francisco

LA poet Amanda Gorman, 22, recites 'The Hill We Climb' at inauguration ceremony

A Los Angeles woman became the youngest inaugural poet when she performed an original poem at President Joe Biden's swearing-in ceremony Wednesday. National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman recited ...
NBC DFW

‘Changing the world': Poet Amanda Gorman on new children's book

Amanda Gorman made her voice heard in January 2021 while reading the poem for President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Four years later, she’s helping children find their voice with her new picture book, ...
KTBS

Saluting poet laureate Amanda Gorman for Black History Month

SHREVEPORT, La. - February is Black History Month and KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21 continue to salute the contributions of African Americans in labor with the help of Bossier Parish high school students. Amanda ...
ABC7

Michelle Obama interviews LA poet Amanda Gorman about impostor syndrome and making poetry 'cool'

Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet and star of President Joe Biden's inauguration, has met Michelle Obama only three times, most recently on Inauguration Day. But she left a lasting impression on the ...