Who is Amanda Gorman?
A: Amanda S. C. Gorman is an American poet and activist.
Her work focuses on issues of what?
A: Oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African
diaspora.
Gorman was the first person to be named what?
A: National Youth Poet Laureate.
She published what poetry book in 2015?
A: The One for Whom
Food Is Not Enough.
In 2021, she delivered her poem "The Hill We Climb" at
what?
A: The inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.
Her inauguration poem generated international acclaim,
and shortly thereafter, two of her books did what?
A: Achieved best-seller status, and she obtained a professional management
contract.
In February 2021, Gorman was highlighted in Time
magazine's 100 Next list under what category?
A: "Phenoms", with a profile written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
That same month, Gorman became the first poet to
perform where?
A: At the Super Bowl, when she delivered her poem "Chorus of the Captains"
at Super Bowl LV.
Where was she born?
A: In Los Angeles, California.
Gorman was raised by whom?
A: Her single mother, Joan Wicks, a 6th-grade English teacher in Watts, with
her two siblings.
Her twin sister, Gabrielle, is a what?
A: An activist and filmmaker.
Gorman has said she grew up in an environment with
limited what?
A: Television access.
She has described her young self as a "weird child" who
enjoyed what?
A: Reading and writing and was encouraged by her mother.
Gorman has an auditory processing disorder and is what?
A: Hypersensitive to sound.
She also had a what during childhood?
A: Speech impediment.
Gorman participated in speech therapy during her
childhood and Elida Kocharian of The Harvard Crimson wrote what in
2018?
A: "Gorman doesn't view her speech impediment as a crutch—rather, she sees
it as a gift and a strength."
What did Gorman tell The Harvard Gazette in 2018?
A: "I always saw it as a strength because since I was experiencing these
obstacles in terms of my auditory and vocal skills, I became really good at
reading and writing”.
Gorman attended what private school in Santa Monica,
for grades K–12?
A: New Roads.
As a senior, she received what scholarship?
A: A Milken Family Foundation college scholarship.
She studied sociology at Harvard College, graduating in
2020 as a member of what?
A: Phi Beta Kappa.
In 2019, Gorman spent a semester studying where?
A: In Madrid, Spain, supported by IES Abroad.
She has said she was inspired to become a youth
delegate for the United Nations in 2013 after watching a speech by whom?
A: Pakistani Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai.
Gorman was chosen as the first youth poet laureate of
Los Angeles in what year?
A: 2014.
In 2016, Gorman founded what nonprofit organization?
A: One Pen One Page, a youth writing and leadership program.
In 2017, she became the first author to be featured on
what?
A: XQ Institute's Book of the Month, a monthly giveaway to share inspiring
Gen Z's favorite books.
She wrote a tribute for black athletes for
Nike and has
a book deal with whom?
A: Viking Children's Books to write two children's picture books.