{"id":335419,"date":"2021-01-21T12:45:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T12:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblondesalad.com\/?p=335419"},"modified":"2021-02-03T13:45:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T13:45:46","slug":"who-is-amanda-gorman-the-22-year-old-who-joined-joe-biden-at-the-inauguration-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/lifestyle\/who-is-amanda-gorman-the-22-year-old-who-joined-joe-biden-at-the-inauguration-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old who joined Joe Biden at the Inauguration Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is how the African-American poet <strong>Amanda Gorman<\/strong> makes her entrance, very young, &#8220;thin and raised by a single mother&#8221;, wrapped in a wonderful yellow coat and maxi red headband by <strong>Prada<\/strong>, who perhaps does not yet know that with her words she will leave an indelible trace in American history.<strong> Joe Biden<\/strong>, who yesterday, during his inauguration on <strong>Capitol Hill<\/strong>, officially became the president of the <strong>United States of America<\/strong>, immediately declared that he saw the young self in this girl, so tenacious and with the desire to change the world, to the point of choosing her to support him on the most important day.<\/p>\n<p>Getting to Capitol Hill, <strong>Amanda Gorman<\/strong> accompanied the oath with a poem written by her hand, shaken by the violence of the <strong>Trumpians<\/strong> after the siege. The twenty-two years do not betray her, her voice is firm and solemn, ready to recite &#8220;<strong>The Hill We Climb<\/strong>&#8220;, her poem, in front of an America and a world moved as never before. Like a legacy of inestimable value left by <strong>Martin Luther King<\/strong>, Amanda without too many words puts America in front of a truth: &#8220;The loss we carry on our shoulders is a sea that we must look at&#8221;. <strong>Human rights<\/strong>, <strong>democracy<\/strong>, respect for others have been put on hold according to Gorman, but &#8220;the light is about to return if we are brave enough to see it&#8221;. Amanda with her words invites Americans to learn from the mistakes of the past to write a present to be proud of, a present in which America is a country where no more <strong>blades<\/strong> are used, but bridges are built to make <strong>diversity<\/strong>, one characteristic of an inestimable beauty. Amanda brings to completion in the most delicate and memorable way a fight, that of <strong>Black Lives Matter<\/strong>, provoked by one of the <strong>saddest pages in modern American history<\/strong>. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKSM-pBDfPM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">Un post condiviso da Prada (@prada)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Born in<strong> Los Angeles<\/strong> on March 7, <strong>1998<\/strong>, Amanda Gorman is a <strong>poet<\/strong> and <strong>activist<\/strong>. Daughter of a <strong>single teacher<\/strong>, as she pointed out in her speech, Amanda graduated from <strong>Harvard<\/strong> with a degree in <strong>sociology<\/strong> to pursue her career as an activist, and today she is also the<strong> youngest poet ever<\/strong> to act in a <strong>presidential inauguration ceremony<\/strong>. In fact, her work is divided between activism on issues such as <strong>marginalization<\/strong>, oppression, <strong>racism<\/strong> and<strong> feminism<\/strong> and poetry, for which she won <strong>National Youth Poet Laureate<\/strong>, the first Harvard prize dedicated to young writers. Hindered at a young age by a hearing disorder, she has always felt different from her peers, just like <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong> himself, who was also affected by a speech impediment as a child. Her rare solidity, and having spoken the words that perhaps the whole world was waiting to hear, have also won her the approval of the <strong>Obamas<\/strong>, ready to support her in her <strong>political dream<\/strong>. Yes, Amanda herself opened her speech by thanking all the <strong>presidents<\/strong> present for giving her the opportunity to dream of becoming president one day, even if only by being able to speak to them on this important day.<\/p>\n<p>In case you haven&#8217;t heard the speech, here is her \u201c<strong>The Hill We Climb<\/strong>\u201d poem<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>When day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The loss we carry, a sea we must wade.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We\u2019ve braved the belly of the beast.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We\u2019ve learned that quiet isn\u2019t always peace,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>and the norms and notions of what \u201cjust\u201d is isn\u2019t always justice.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And yet, the dawn is ours before we knew it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Somehow we do it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Somehow we\u2019ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn\u2019t broken,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>but simply unfinished.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>but that doesn\u2019t mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We are striving to forge our union with purpose.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters, and conditions of man.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us, but what stands before us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We close the divide because we know, to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We seek harm to none and harmony for all.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That even as we grieved, we grew.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That even as we hurt, we hoped.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That even as we tired, we tried.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That we\u2019ll forever be tied together, victorious.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Not because we will never again know defeat, but because we will never again sow division.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Scripture tells us to envision that everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree and no one shall make them afraid.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If we\u2019re to live up to our own time, then victory won\u2019t lie in the blade, but in all the bridges we\u2019ve made.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That is the promise to glade, the hill we climb, if only we dare.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s because being American is more than a pride we inherit.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s the past we step into and how we repair it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We\u2019ve seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This effort very nearly succeeded.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But while democracy can be periodically delayed,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>it can never be permanently defeated.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In this truth, in this faith, we trust,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>for while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is the era of just redemption.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We feared it at its inception.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We did not feel prepared to be the heirs of such a terrifying hour,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>but within it, we found the power to author a new chapter, to offer hope and laughter to ourselves.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So while once we asked, \u2018How could we possibly prevail over catastrophe?\u2019 now we assert, \u2018How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We will not march back to what was, but move to what shall be:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We will not be turned around or interrupted by intimidation because we know our inaction and inertia will be the inheritance of the next generation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Our blunders become their burdens.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But one thing is certain:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If we merge mercy with might, and might with right, then love becomes our legacy and change, our children\u2019s birthright.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So let us leave behind a country better than the one we were left.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>With every breath from my bronze-pounded chest, we will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We will rise from the golden hills of the west.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We will rise from the wind-swept north-east where our forefathers first realized revolution.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We will rise from the lake-rimmed cities of the midwestern states.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We will rise from the sun-baked south.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We will rebuild, reconcile, and recover.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In every known nook of our nation, in every corner called our country,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>our people, diverse and beautiful, will emerge, battered and beautiful.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid.<span 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