Washington, United States
Dressed in yellow and with a large red tiara crowning her head, the young African American Amanda Gorman captivated the audience this Wednesday during Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony, with his verses calling for the unity of the United States.
At just 22 years old, the young native of Los Angeles (west coast) recited a poem of her own creation, “The Hill We Climb,” a reference to the Capitol, the seat of Congress that was invaded by a crowd of supporters of the outgoing president, Republican Donald Trump, on Jan. 6.
His text, which he wrote once after this invasion that resulted in five deaths, evokes “a force that will destroy our Nation, Instead of sharing it. ” This effort was almost successful / but while democracy can sometimes be delayed, it cannot be permanently repressed. “
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In a calm voice, she sang her rhymes, accompanying them with graceful movements, without letting any stuttering appear that, like Joe Biden, affected her in her childhood. And it also encouraged her to start writing, to make up for that difficulty.
The poet described herself as “a skinny black girl, a descendant of slaves, raised by a single mother“, Who is” reciting “in front of a president.
Nena prodigi, Gorman won her first poetry prize at the age of 16 and was crowned the country’s “best young poet” three years later, while he studied Sociology at the prestigious Harvard University.
Before her, five other poets, included Robert Frost and Maya Angelou, They attended the inauguration ceremonies of American presidents, but none were so young.
According to the American press, his name was suggested to the organizers of the ceremony by Jill Biden, Wife of the already 46º president, who had attended one of his readings.