Gorman, a 2020 graduate of Harvard University and the U.S.’s first youth poet laureate, at 22 was the youngest inaugural poet in the nation’s history. She took to social media Tuesday to say she was “gutted” by the ban of The Hills We Climb.
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Amanda Gorman made her mark as the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history. (Image: BE file)
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Amanda Gorman the United States’ first National Youth Poet Laureate is already feeling the sometimes unpleasant sting of fame. Gorman graces the cover of
Vogue’s May issue where she reflected on her celebrated rise to fame.
On Gorman’s Instagram account, she posted “The first poet ever on the cover of @voguemagazine . I am eternally grateful & do not expect to be the last for what is poetry if not beauty? What a joy to do this cover while wearing a piece designed by groundbreaking Black designer @virgilabloh that honors my heritage.”
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Amanda Gorman was apparently racially targeted by a security guard on Friday night while walking home. She revealed the incident in a series of social media posts.
Amanda Gorman attends the Black Girls Rock! 2018 Red Carpet at NJPAC on August 26, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for BET)
“A security guard tailed me on my walk home tonight. He demanded if I lived there because ‘you look suspicious, ” the 22-year-old National Youth Poet Laureate tweeted. “I showed my keys & buzzed myself into my building. He left, no apology. This is the reality of black girls: One day you’re called an icon, the next day, a threat.”