The first National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda S. C. Gorman â20 will recite an original poem at the Super Bowl LV pre-show on Feb. 7, following a streak of success that led her to the nationâs Capitol to perform at President Joe Biden s inauguration last week.
Since she performed her inaugural poem, âThe Hill We Climb,â Gormanâs three books â âThe Hill We Climb: Poems,â âChange Sings: A Childrenâs Anthem,â and âThe Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Countryâ â became the top three bestselling books at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Powell last Friday. Gorman also signed to IMG Models â a modeling agency that represents Bella Hadid, Ashley Graham, and tennis player Naomi Osaka â the company announced Tuesday.
ALA 2021 Virtual Midwinter Meeting Gets Underway
First Lady Jill Biden, Author Ibram X. Kendi, and Amanda Gorman, the Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of the United States who stole the show at President Biden s inauguration this week, are among those scheduled to speak at the 2021 American Library Association virtual Midwinter Meeting By Andrew Albanese | Jan 22, 2021
Gorman is set to deliver a reading from her forthcoming lyrical picture book
Change Singson Monday, January 25, 2021, at 11:10 a.m. CT followed immediately by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. Biden s talk is set for Monday, Jan. 25, 11:15–noon CT, in conversation with ALA president Julius C. Jefferson, Jr.