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TED Talks Daily
"amanda gorman" Discussed on TED Talks Daily
"I have two questions for you. One, whose shoulders do you stand on and two what do you stand for? These are two questions that I always begin my poetry workshops with students because at times poetry can seem like this dead art form for like old white men who just seem like they were born to be old. Benjamin button or something and I asked my students these two questions and then I share how I answer them, which is in these three sentences that go. I am the daughter of black writers were descended from freedom fighters who broke the chains and changed the world. They call me. And these are words I repeat in a mantra before every single poetry performance. In fact, I was doing it in the corner over there. I was like making faces. And so I repeat them to myself. As a way to gather myself, because I'm not sure if you know, but public speaking is pretty terrifying. I know I'm on stage, and I have my heels, and I look all glam, but I'm horrified. And the way in which I kind of strengthen myself is by having this mantra. Most of my life, I was particularly terrified of speaking up because I had a speech impediment, which made it difficult to pronounce certain letters, sounds, and I felt like I was fine biting on the page once I got on stage. I was worried my words, my jumble and stumble. What was the point in trying not to mumble these thoughts in my head if everything's already been said before? But finally, I had a moment of realization what I thought if I choose not to speak out of fear than those no one that my silence is standing for. And so I came to realize that I can not stand standing to the side standing silent. I must find the strength to speak up. And one of the ways I do that is through this mantra where I call back to what I call honorary ancestors. These are people who might not be related to you by blood or by birth, but who are more than worth saying their names because you stand on those shoulders all the same. And it's only from the height of these shoulders that we might have the site to see the mighty power of poetry, the power of language made accessible, accessible, poetry, is interesting because not everyone is going to become a great poet. But anyone can be in anyone can enjoy poetry. And it's this openness, the accessibility of poetry that makes it the language of people. Poetry has never been the language barriers. It's always been the language of bridges. It's this connection making that makes poetry, yes, powerful, but also makes it political. One of the things that irritates me to no end is when I get that phone call and it's usually from a white man and he's like, man, Amanda, we love your poetry. We'd love to get you to invite a poem about this subject but don't make it political. Which to me sounds like I have to draw a square, but not make it a rectangle or like build a car, not make it a vehicle. It doesn't make much sense. Because all art is political. The decision to create the artistic choice to have a voice, the choice to be heard is the most political act of all. And by political, I mean poetry is political and at least three ways. One, what stories we tell when we're telling them how we're telling them if we're telling them why we're telling them so so much about the political beliefs we have about what types of stories matter. Secondly, who gets to have those stories told, I'm talking, who was legally allowed to read, who has the resources to be able to write, who are we reading and what classrooms says a lot about the political and educational systems that all these stories and storytellers exist in. Lastly, poetry is political because it's preoccupied with people. If you look in history, notice that tyrants often go after the poets and the creatives first. They burn books. They try to get rid of poetry and the language arts. Because the terrified of them, poets have this phenomenal potential to connect the beliefs of the private individual with the cause of change of the public, the population, the polity, the political movement. And when you leave here, I really want you to try to hear the ways in which poetry is actually at the center on a most political questions about what it means to be a democracy. Maybe later are going to be at a protest and someone's going to have a poster that says, they buried us, but they didn't know we were seeds. That's poetry. You might be in your U.S. history class and your teacher may play a video of Martin Luther King Jr. saying we will be able to hew out of this mountain of despair, a stone of hope that's poetry. Or maybe even here in New York City, you're going to go visit the Statue of Liberty where those a sonnet that declares as Americans give us your tired, your poor, your hurdled masses, yearning to be free. So you see when someone asks me to write a poem that's not political. What the really asking me is to not ask charged and challenging questions in my poetic work. And that does not work because poetry is always at the pulse of the most dangerous and the most daring questions that a nation or a world might face. What path do we stand on as a people and what future as a people do we stand for? And the thing about poetry is that it's not really about having the right answers. It's about asking these right questions about what it means to be a vital doing right by your words in your actions. In my reaction is to pay honor to those shoulders of people who use the pens to roll over boulder, so I might have a mountain of hope on which to stand so that I might understand the power of telling stories that matter no matter what. So that I might realize that if I choose not out of fear but out of courage to speak, then there's something unique that my words can become. And all of a sudden, that fear that my words, my jumble and stumble, go away as I'm humbled by the thoughts of thousands of stories a long time coming that I know are strumming inside me as I celebrate those people in their time who stood up so this little black girl could vibe as I celebrate and called on names all the same. These people who seem like they would just born to be bold. My angelou and tosaki song gave Phyllis wheatley. We still clift in Wonderland books, Joan wicks, audre Lorde, and so many more. It might feel like every story has been told before, but the truth is no one's ever told my story in the way I would tell it as the daughter of black writers who descended from freedom fighters who broke their chains and changed the world. They call me. I call them, and one day I'll write a story right by writing it into tomorrow on this earth more than worth standing for. Ted-talks daily is hosted by me, Elise Hugh, and produced by Ted. Theme music is from Alison Leighton Brown in our mixer is Christopher phase bogan. We record the talks at Ted events we host or from TEDx events, which are organized independently by volunteers all over the world. And we'd love to hear from you. Leave us a review on Apple podcasts or email us at podcasts at Ted dot com. PRX.
AP News Radio
Q&A: Amanda Gorman talks UN poem, fame, future presidency
"Amanda Gorman unveiled a new poem an ode we owe for the UN General Assembly Gorman delivered a stirring poem at President Biden's inauguration last year Her poem at the UN asks how can I ask you to do good when we've barely withstood our greatest threats yet Gorman tells the AP she took a deep look at how several societal issues including hunger and poverty have impacted earth's preservation Equality Doesn't mean being the exact same but enacting a vast aim the good of the world to its highest capability The 24 year old Gorman says she felt compelled to express the impact of unity Above all I dare you to do good So that the world might be great Gorman says these issues are too large to be stepped away from I'm Ed Donahue
AP News Radio
Q&A: Amanda Gorman talks UN poem, future presidency, novel
"Poet Amanda Gorman read one of her new works about hunger and illiteracy to the UN General Assembly as it opened its 77th session Monday in New York I'm Archie's are a letter with the latest Amanda Gorman's poem an ode we owe is a cult nations of the world to preserve the planet by tackling issues of disparity She says her new poem will bring awareness in a different way When you think about it it's not necessarily that these issues are too large to be conquered but they're too large to be stepped away from Gorman shot to fame when she recited the hill we climb at president Joe Biden's inauguration When people say they can write better than she can she welcomes it Oh my God We need you to pick up a pen and write Because that means you're going to be the next great voice
WNYC 93.9 FM
"amanda gorman" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"A new book by poet Amanda Gorman speaks of the quest for justice and equality Those values sparked a controversy in Europe over whether her translators should be diverse In Hungary they include translators from Europe's largest and most stigmatized minority who are working on an addition due out this spring Joanna kisses reports from Budapest Rosalia gallum bezza first discovered Amanda Gorman on YouTube One day comes we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never ending shade It was a clip of Gorman at President Biden's inauguration Reciting her now famous poem the hill we climb Among ice standing in the middle with her yellow coats and everyone else is in black The way she performs her poem you are listening to her and everything makes sense Go on pizza who's 20 years old says this poem seemed to speak to her own experiences as aroma in Hungary You know when You experience his every day of your life and you just feel every word of the poem The Roma are one of Europe's largest ethnic minorities and its most marginalized They were known for years as gypsies a term gallum beta says is loaded with the racism she faced growing up in Hungary You are not enough You won't be able to have a career because you will have a children at 16 or 15 My brother his teacher told him that it doesn't really matter if he studies because he won't be able to get a good job and he will be no one in life The Roma migrated from India to Europe more than a thousand years ago More than 12 million live in Europe today and are European citizens Yet many live in impoverished villages shut out of good schools and the job market Someone who doesn't know what it's like to be different in this kind of way it will be hard for them to understand what among them might have thought when she wrote the poem Colombia is now one of Gorman's Hungarian translators She and three other Hungarian Roma are.
The New Yorker: Poetry
"amanda gorman" Discussed on The New Yorker: Poetry
"Ben, they read a poem of their own that's been published in the magazine. Today, my guest is Amanda Gorman, who served as the first ever national youth poet laureate, received a 2020 poets and writers, Barnes and noble writers for writers award. And in 2021 became the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history. Amanda, welcome, thank you for joining us. Thanks so much for having me. So the first poem we've selected to read today is declaration by Tracy K Smith. Tell us what was it about this particular poem that caught your eye as you're looking through the archive? I love this poem because for me, it's really a masterclass in the erasure poem, which is to say, how do you approach a preexisting text and discover interrogate find new meaning of what has been left unsaid? And so this is a poem that Tracy K Smith wrote basically re approaching the Declaration of Independence as a site of deep racial reckoning. Well, let's listen to the poem. Here is Amanda Gorman reading declaration by Tracy Kate Smith. Declaration. He has sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people. He has plundered our ravaged hour, destroyed the lives of our taking away our abolishing our most valuable. And altering fundamentally the forms of our. In every stage of these oppressions, we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms. Our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our immigration and settlement here. Taken captive on the high seas to bear. That was declaration by Tracy K Smith, which was published in the November 6th, 2017 issue of the magazine. So I love that you picked that poem. I think it does a lot of what you say, but it also has this wonderful repetition in its petition Ness. How did you come to erasure and understand what she was doing with that? Willie whenever I read Tracy K Smith, I'm reading it as a student. I think she has so much to teach me. And something that I love about the way she approaches this poem is the way in which she completely deconstructs a text, which has become so familiar. So familial, I'll say and kind of political literature..
AP News Radio
McConnell, Spears, Osaka: A look at 2021's notable quotes
"A a line line from from a a speech speech given given from from the the Senate Senate floor floor before before rioters rioters stormed stormed the the capitol capitol in in January January tops tops a a Yale Yale Law Law School School librarian's librarian's list list of of the the most most notable notable quotes quotes of of twenty twenty twenty twenty one one Fred Fred Shapiro Shapiro says says he he picked picked quotes quotes that that are are important important or or revealing revealing of of the the spirit spirit of of the the times times is is top top quote quote is is from from the the then then Majority Majority Leader Leader Mitch Mitch McConnell McConnell urging urging fellow fellow Republicans Republicans to to abandon abandon attempts attempts to to overrule overrule president president Biden's Biden's victory victory voters voters the the court court and and the the stage stage it it also also spoke spoke with with president president Biden Biden gave gave a a speech speech in in July July as as the the U. U. S. S. was was preparing preparing to to get get out out of of Afghanistan Afghanistan the the likelihood likelihood is is going going to to be be the the Taliban Taliban overrunning overrunning everything everything and and owning owning the the whole whole country country is is highly highly unlikely unlikely Swedish Swedish teenager teenager Greta Greta tune tune Burke Burke spoke spoke to to protesters protesters in in November November about about adults adults and and climate climate change change we we say say no no no no exploitation exploitation of of people people and and they they and and there there are are the the first first words words from from Amanda Amanda Gorman Gorman in in the the palm palm the the hill hill we we climb climb she she read read it it during during the the Biden Biden inauguration inauguration when when day day comes comes we we ask ask ourselves ourselves where where can can we we find find lights lights in in this this never never ending ending shade shade the the list list is is a a supplement supplement to to the the new new Yale Yale book book of of quotations quotations I'm I'm at at Donahue Donahue
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
"amanda gorman" Discussed on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
"For six hours. But you need to know to this. I really encourage everyone listening to this to get this book. What happened to you. It is a necessary piece of reading and it applies to so many different topics. I've used it for parenting. They talk about regulating your kids. You can get through to them. I was enwrapped by the implicit bias versus your beliefs in your cortex and how they can fight. I mean there are so many topics in here. It's totally easy to digest. Put it in your ear phones as you drive to work or grab the book if you like to sit outside and read. I do have one one question. If that's okay because i also i was talking to our mutual friend. Amanda gorman this morning and i asked if she had any questions for you. You're talking to amanda. Oh god isn't she very. He's a human lightbulb. Yeah she's a human lightbulb. She wanted to know. And i think we do as well. You might have covered this but if you can give us any specifics. How are you nourishing yourself during these times since you give so much inspiration nourishment to us all. I am a nourishment pool. I me i am first of all. I normally take time out of my life literally. Because i realized when i had the schedule of doing two shows a day every day that if i didn't take like the seventh day and give back to myself that i was not as alert wasn't as calm. I was able to really be who i wanted to be in the world and i was like moving through being agitated so i make it a practice. I practice stillness in the morning. I don't even call it meditation. It is just allowing myself to take it all in before. I start the day because when you pick up this thing i now. Your life has been ordered by that now. You're looking at everything everybody else wants you to do. Instead of just practical question is their coffee are much involved in the stillness. Or is it just a wake up and sit. Kenneth thing well now. There is a fresh meant from the garden. Ooh richmond from the garden with a shave. Ginger them in making my own t. So i'm usually holding a cup of lemon mint shade. I have like a little meditation room morning. Room where i look out at the mountain and i really dislike. Sit there with my little teeth and taking it in and that starts. What am i gonna do today. And what do i want to to to accomplish today. That's not even an active question. I ask myself it just is if you start in stillness. Everything that flows from that comes from a place of.
Boston Public Radio Podcast
A New Series From the Obamas Aims to Teach Civics Through Music
"To talk about and we have. Some sovereign is to change by her from the obamas. This is music new anime musical series. Do we the people. It's kind of a civics lesson for kids. Grownups it's got a lot of great music going with it. Let's hear a little sound. Here is said that changed by her here. It is go to address issues. Data speed keeps cheese when we say it. That's people at city council. So i love that by the way for other people named brandy carlisle than manuel miranda. Lambert goes online. A bunch of great musicians contributed to this and it talks about is that that saunders did about the the mayor talk about you know how many senators come from certain states voting rights all this kind of stuff which we have kind of fallen down the job on in school right. Yeah totally you know. What happened does sesame. Street did a lot of that. And then then it drops off you know and people forget the good points. The street had those little songs that teach how bill becomes a bill and all the rest of that stuff But this is a series called we the people that's going to be a series of ten music videos by powerhouses that you mentioned and they're very hip in happening for New generations of folk and even generations of folk. I do note that poet. Amanda gorman is also meeting which is good we note this this is. The show was by under their production company with a netflix. This production company and its chrisny was the originator their creator along with the obamas. But it's executive produced by. Tony davis preah sweatman ifan and kenya barris and kenya barris. People may know is connected to blackish and he's got a few other big Series like that. So it's really quite Well credentialed in terms of its creation. And you know the music is going to be good. So what a great idea
Vogue Podcast
The Rise and Rise of Amanda Gorman
"Deep and amanda gorman's closet sits a doll that may or may not have still in the facts of her reluctant owners a month after the twenty three year. Old poet eclipse the transfer of power. At president biden's inauguration with an energizing performance of her song of nation. The hill we climb. She was thinking about an earlier. Discomfiting booking at the american girl boutique at the grove in los angeles. We were out of greenspace a stone's throw from gorman spot in la a one bedroom in an apartment building the color of sherbert reclining on blankets. She spread over manicured null. She tilted her head. Bird like and ground softly. They might get angry at me for saying this. The mattel brand had invited gorman to do a reading celebrating the arrival of gabriele the latest girl of the year to expectant young customers. This was new year's day two thousand seventeen and gorman was an eighteen year old. Freshmen at harvard. Home on winter break decompressing from the surprise of new england frost at the time gorman had already been named youth poet laureate of la the first one ever and was a known and admired figure on the national spoken word circuit the night before the event. The american girl team briefed her. On the biography of the dau- it was like a horror. Movie peel ask. We agreed after. She told me the story. Gabriella loves the arts and uses poetry to help find her voice so she can make a difference in her community the website for the defunct toy reads gorman loves the arts and uses poetry to help find her voice so she can make a difference in her community.
WTOP 24 Hour News
Washington, D.C.'s Newest Mural Depicts Poet Amanda Gorman
"We've learned that a new mural is going up in Northwest D C neighborhood featuring the young poet Amanda Gorman. It shows her as she looked reading the poem at the inauguration of President Biden, the moment that catapulted her to fame. That mural is being painted by Khalid Crosby, who's also painted several other well known murals across the city. This one is on 17th Street Northwest, not far from DuPont Circle. It should be completed later this month.
WTOP 24 Hour News
Poet Amanda Gorman says she was tailed by guard who thought of her as 'threat'
"Poet who captured hearts at the inauguration of President Joe Biden says she was followed home by a security guard Friday night who demanded to know where she lived because she looked suspicious. Amanda Gorman posted to social Media. This is the reality of black girls. One day you're called an icon the next day of threat, Gorman was the nation's youngest inaugural poet. The norms in notions of what just is. Isn't always just this. Gorman, who lives in L. A. Says she showed her keys and buzzed herself into her building and the guard left with no apology. She later tweeted In a sense, he was right. I am a threat, a threat to injustice to inequality to ignorance. Anyone who speaks the truth and walks with hope isn't obvious and fatal danger to the powers that be, ah, threat and proud. I'm Julie
WGN Programming
Amanda Gorman says she was "tailed" by security guard on her way home
"What Amanda Gorman is speaking out. After hours after she says she was profiled by a security guard. She walked home Friday night as she walked home. Friday night, The 22 year old received national acclaim following her re citation of her original poem, The Hill. We Climb at President Biden's inauguration, Gorman posted on social media, saying a security guard tailed her to her building and demanded to know if she lived there because she quote looks suspicious. She goes on to say she showed her keys and bust into the building. And that's when he left without apologizing for following her. Gorman tweeted quote. This is the reality of black girls. One day you're called an icon the next day, a threat and she followed up with quote. In a sense, he was right. I am a threat, a threat to injustice to inequality to ignorance. Anyone who speaks the truth and walks with hope is an obvious and fatal danger to the powers
Fork Report
Amanda Gorman says she was racially profiled near her home
"Gorman, who caught America's attention during the Biden inauguration, says the security guard racially profiled her while she was walking home. Last night. She tweeted the guard followed her home and demanded to know where she lives. Because she looked suspicious. Gorman lives in L A, but didn't say where she was followed. Woman became an instant sensation when she recited her poem The Hill We climb at Biden's swearing in January 20th
Aaron Byrd
'This Is The Reality Of Black Girls': Inauguration Poet Says She Was Tailed By Guard In Los Angeles
"Amanda Gorman, who gained international acclaim reciting her poem at President Biden's inauguration, says a security guard tailed her as she walked home last night. And told her she looked suspicious. Gorman tweeted today It's the reality of black girls. One day you're called an icon the next day, a threat.
WTOP 24 Hour News
Poet Amanda Gorman Says Security Guard Followed Her Home In Los Angeles, Called Her ‘Suspicious’
"Home by a security guard in Los Angeles who said she looked suspicious in a tweet. The 22 year old says the guard demanded to know if she lived in her building. Gorman says she showed her keys and bust herself into the building, and the guard left with no apology. This is the reality of black girl, she says. One day you're called an icon. The next Threat. This is the biggest news
AP News Radio
Amanda Gorman says she was racially profiled near her home
"I'm Julie Walker the twenty two year old poet who captured hearts at the inauguration of president Biden said she was followed home by a security guard Friday night who demanded to know where she lives because she looked suspicious Amanda Gorman posted to social media this is the reality of black girls one day you're called an icon the next date of threat Gorman was the nation's youngest inaugural poet the norms and notions of what just is isn't always just S. Gorman who lives in LA says she showed her keys a bust yourself into her building and the guard left with no apology she later tweeted in a sense he was right I am a threat a threat to injustice to inequality to ignorance anyone who speaks the truth and walks with hope is an obvious and fatal danger to the powers that be a threat and proud I'm Julie Walker
10 Bestest
"amanda gorman" Discussed on 10 Bestest
"Bestest my name is karen mcfarlane hohmann brain heart and we've got another great episode for you but first we're going to read a review. We love reviews you. So don't hesitate to get your phone out and send us a review on itunes. We'll see it there so this one was submitted by dino hano who says these two are the bestest possibly the ten best i love it great content worth. Listen for sure that's awesome. That is because it's short to the point. Some puns sky lova everything. I know like it reflects back our made up word. Yeah thanks tino. Yeah i love it you know. I like his name to. I know it's a you know. Some of the people we know and and now we're getting into reviews of people don't know which is always very exciting so thank you yes. Thank you okay. So i get to go first this week and my first call sheet will be the way that you'll be able to find all the show notes so we put all of our show notes at ten best dot com and this episode will be slash kazoo and reason why it's kazoo is because i'm going to be talking about a magazine called kazoo. This is such an awesome magazine. And the whole reason why i discovered kazoo. I saw a really amazing posts on linked in actually that someone had made commentary about girls and girl magazines like and so i made a post on facebook and then a friend of mine said hey you know what. There's a really great girls magazine that addresses these issues that you're bringing up. It's called kazoo. So i went and found it online and i discovered that it is a hard copy magazine. You order this thing you subscribe to it. It is mailed to you and you hold it in your and and there's a good reason for that so i am not a young girl nor do i have a young girl in my household but i was really interested in this magazine and what it was all about and i wanted to support them. It just so happens that yesterday The date were recording. This happened to get the latest issue and so far. I think this is the third one i've gotten and i have a teenage son. That even likes it. It has super interesting articles. That are creatively done. They highlight women. So it's all women review board and the authors and there's a lot of scientific stuff. There's a lot of creative stuff. Their stories there are questions. There are things that make you. Think there are tongue twisters and short stories science stuff. The list goes on very well. Done gray graphics. I love this magazine because it short short cool. So you're telling me this is a physical to like you have the physical. They don't got that those exists. I know which is silly. But i actually kinda true. Yeah it's feels rare nowadays it does. It's cool it is it is and it. Has you know it's kind of like back in the day when we were growing up there. Were kids magazines where you drew in. They had a big spots where you could like draw something and has that oh cool yeah factor as well for sure because kids don't really see that anymore and magazines that's kind of rare now and so here's an example like a had a recipe for making cookies and then it gives the history fortune cookies and then the mystery of it and this and that you know so it just really brings in this kind of holistic approach to each of the things they talk about and just really fun very very well done call. Do you think you'll get some cool sheets feature co sheets from that to mine. Everybody source bad about that kind of stuff. Yeah well very cool. Thank you for sharing that. And do you want to hear one of my dreams. Now i do. I wanna be. I wanna like contribute to it. Oh yeah that would be so. Yeah you'd be great. yeah after. I'll keep getting these magazines and these issues and kind of you know. See what where i could fill in the need. Yeah very cool. Yeah that's neat all right. Well thanks again. My first school sheet is a human. This is one of the most amazing humans. I've been able to witness a long time and it's amanda gorman. She was at the inauguration for joe biden presidency and she kind of stole the show. Not kinda she did. She just twenty two years old and she is the youngest inaugural poet in us history. She's award winning writer. She graduated kamada at harvard. Super super smart and her poem was absolutely amazing. It was called the hill. Climb some of my favorite quotes. We braved the belly of the beast. We've learned that quiet isn't always piece so she does really cool like play on words like a lot of good poets due to her delivery her confidence. She's just a tiny little thing but she owned every second of spoken word and she. Her presence is larger than life. She wore this amazing like bright. Yellow jacket and a red headband. And she's just she's a force and i've listened to a couple more poems that she has online. She has a temp performance. Of course she has another one on global warming called earth rice also very all. They're all very good. She is going to be an up and comer and some really cool things that i learned about her is she actually has a speech impediment so to be a world class poet like this but still she and if you notice she still struggles with ours. I'm saying them and it was a thing that she had couldn't hear when she was born very well in a distorted the way she picked up language but she's totally overcome but i love that she still embraces. That and has not let it supper. That's an inspiration. She's an inspiration for so many other things he plans to be. Run for president in twenty thirty six so definitely keep an eye out for. Amanda gorman She yes yes yes yes that's all. Well that's not all. I have to say but it's so funny because you had asked me you said are you going to be talking about any humans and i immediately was like he's gonna talk about amanda. I do really do it. Oh yeah that's because like this is definitely one. Were probably gonna duplicate and as actually ready. I have twenty more minutes of notes so as like well. If you talk about it. I could talk about other things. Boughedir research her so thoroughly even for the show because she's amazing person and i want to learn and more about her. There are some other amazing things in her poem. During inauguration we lay down our arms so can reach out our arms Just so many things. There were so relevant to the day into the state of the nation right now so uplifting and uniting and she's just an amazing amazing person i'm so glad she was selected. I'm so yeah she's she's an amazing human. Ooh last time. We'll we'll hear about her absolutely absolutely and i could. I could relate. So guess what i had a speech impediment. I could not say ours. Oh okay there you go. yeah so when. I heard that i was like way. Yeah and you can see her. I i've listened to that inauguration poem now three or four times maybe more and i don't notice it as much. So maybe she really she she talked. She's very open about it and talking about and how she's used. She had some really interesting. She listened to the soundtrack of hamilton. A lot to help her with this speech. Show interesting to overcome which i thought was also cool techniques again and just very perfect for her but if you listen to some of our older poems you maybe it's more relevant than or whatever but i think it's i don't know if i'm just because i'm so enamored with her presence that i think everything she does now is golden so even when she has it in her eyes defend. I'm like it's it's wonderful because now she's embraced it. It's she doesn't hide from it. And i love it because you know joe biden. He stuttered for a really long time and he still to this day. A lot of people say. Oh you know seems like you so out of sorts. A lot of time. Because he's overcome his speech impediment and people don't quite realize that i mean obviously he's older too and not to pick a political side. But you know that's a thing with him and so the fact that he picked another person that also had a speech impediment like everything about it. I know i love it. It's perfect and she. She's she's amazing. Anyway i now. she's amazing. I am excited to see what her future holds. Three books coming out. Oh yeah like. And this is again before the inauguration obviously but that kinda catapulted her every now she's on everybody's radar but i was so happy to. I already called a local bookstore and reserve copy of one of her book. Oh excellent so yeah so super bumped about awesome all right well speaking of bucks. My next goal sheet is a buck slash audiobook. I'm actually listening to the audio..
ABC News Perspective
Amanda Gorman's Super Bowl 55 poem honors honorary captains
"Is set to read an original poem at today's Super Bowl. The 22 year old Los Angeles native is the youngest ever inaugural poet to perform at the pre game ceremony. Her poem is dedicated to three honorary game captains the NFL chose for this year's big game. The
What A Day
Interest continues to grow in inaugural poet Amanda Gorman
"It's thursday wad squad and today we're celebrating an overnight success the poet. Amanda gorman who stole the show at the inauguration last week was just announced as a performer at the super bowl fifty five pre show in february not the halftime show. So doesn't have to come up with some songs really quickly. But you'll be reading original poem before the game which will be in tampa florida gorman also signed with i m g models this week which represents people like kate moss and chrissy teigen so giddy. I just wanna make an observation here. I feel like we didn't have breakout. Celebrities like this under trump. But can you think of any. We didn't have breakout celebrities like this but we certainly have. We certainly had some breakout celebrities. One guy mike lindell of my pillow. Dan bongino facebook and whatever else he does. There were there were there. Were some i don. They weren't of the. How shall we say caliber magic orbit. But i think that there there. There definitely were New celebs as it were that we had to contend with. Perhaps i think that's right. I think that there's like you know people who popped up for a variety of different reasons but not necessarily because we were all like yes. This is good and they are like the situations even when there were good people. I feel like the situations around them. We're not necessarily the best so it's just yeah all right. I guess. I'll take dan bongino as an answer guy who i. I'm assuming he has a podcast because he's angry white man. I feel like that. I can top hobbies for that type correct correct. Yeah i think he does and to me. The real gauge of amanda success is going to be when she beats his facebook post like when she starts when we look at those weekly facebook posts. And it's not all dan one through ten then. We'll know that she's i'm aged terribly. It is now much much older cares baseball.
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Poet Amanda Gorman to perform at Super Bowl
"Learning who will be performing at the Super Bowl this year. ABC Jin A Norman reports for there was always liked it on Lee were brave enough to see it. It's on Lee were brave enough. To be in inaugural poet Amanda Gorman will be part of the Super Bowl 55 pre game show.
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NFL picks 3 honorary captains, Amanda Gorman for coin toss
"We'll soon be hearing more from the poet who captivated the nation at Joe Biden's inauguration even as we hurt we hope from one major event to another for Amanda Gorman after reciting her poem the hill will climb at the presidential inauguration last week Gorman has another turn in the spotlight next month she'll be working up another original poem this time for the Super Bowl NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says Gorman is being asked to crank out something to pay tribute to the honorary captains at the big game a week from Sunday three people who have served during the corona virus pandemic have been chosen for the honor they'll take part in the coin toss before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers I'm Oscar wells Gabriel
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"amanda gorman" Discussed on Liberty Talk FM
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"amanda gorman" Discussed on KCRW
"Tea with Aaron Haynes, editor at large of the 19th and just Morales for Keto, Civic engagement director at the National Domestic Workers Alliance. I'm wondering from either of you with the events that we we've seen the past week. Was there a moment that struck you a politically or otherwise from from? You know this this transition of power? Just what about you? Okay. Maybe this is frivolous. But I was here for J. Lo. I was here How jewelry? I was here for the hair. Absolutely not for not for bliss it off. I mean, I think I think most of the executive orders were under that ponytail. It was great and then whole Instagram photo shoot, just lounging like prom style with a rod on the Capitol steps. It's like that is not what people are usually doing on the Capitol steps, but it's what you would expect. J. Lo to do at at the Capitol. She and a rotter gonna have a photo shoot. And there's any Medina just kind of gratuitously and the shot. I was like, Okay, this is this is amazing. A Greek. That was the moment That was a moment from from this week that I will not soon forget for right. What about you? Amanda Gorman all day every day. I love her so much. You know what strikes me is that there's book ends. You know that the poet and philanthropist Elizabeth Alexander Gave the poem at the first Obama inauguration. And now you have another black woman from a different generation justice, brilliant giving this inaugural poem and to me, that's a great book end to the arc of history. I think that's absolutely right. You know, art matters, poetry matters and in these types of moments, you know, I think that that kind of thing can really capture kind of the sweep of history. And I think that Amanda Gorman certainly did a beautiful job of that. Absolutely s. Oh, there were reportedly more troops in Washington D c this week for the inauguration than there were in U. S wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria combined. You know, Farai, you're staying in the DC area at the moment. I'm just wondering kind of what it feels like to you. Toe have such heavy military presence. What was that? Like? You know, it was really fascinating. I am I have never seen Washington D. C locked down like this, and it was a huge Pain and a huge cost to the city. And what I mean by that is that certain places of work we're closed. A lot of people who had to go to work couldn't take the Metro because it was shut down. Yeah, many different stations, so the impact of The largely white lead domestic terrorism at the Capitol, then ripples out to working class black and brown people and white people who can't get to work, many of whom are going to get a paycheck if they don't get to work, who worked jobs that depend on shift work, So I think that in addition to everything else being a national security risk violence, a covert super spreader event The siege of the capital also took money out of pockets of working class people in the DC area..
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The inauguration inspires more art
"Sure. But artists also played a big role as you might have heard. Earlier in the show. We got to see Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez perform. There was an art installation at the National Mall. But outside of Washington, one particular piece of art really struck us. Hoarsely. Allah Barriers is a poet from Chicago. He often writes about his identity as a Mexican American from a mixed status family, And this week he was commissioned to write a new poem. It's called the People's Inauguration. It's your part of it. So let our imagination be as expensive as our love These In the beginning, there were no police until someone imagined them. So let's imagine the end of policing. Imagine medicine for the sick. Imagine bread for the hungry and don't stop imagining and struggling until we have a country worthy of inauguration. Jose Olivera is reading some of his poems, the people's inauguration. Put the olive areas as poem was commissioned by a U. S non profit called the Center for Cultural Power. And for more Jose's on with me on the line on Zoom from Jersey. Hi, Jose. How are you? I'm good. How are you, Tom? Powerful poem. Thank you. How are you doing? It's been ages since we talked. How you holding up? I'm holding up, Okay. All things considered, you know, the most important thing is everyone's been able to stay safe. So I feel really lucky and grateful for that. Well, we're lucky and grateful to have yet In the end that poem, which is which is beautiful in we're gonna get some poetry from your later You refer to a country worthy of inauguration. When you were watching the inauguration. Were you in any way confident that this new president might be able to steer the ship in that direction? I'm hopeful that at the very least we won't Live under the constant kind of terror and anxiety of the last administration, where we just, you know, would wake up to news that there was you know the Muslim bin and then the next day, there was another catastrophe. And so it feels like At the very least, it won't be four years of one catastrophe after the next I feel a little bit less a little more hesitant, saying anything more than that, because I think there's this idea that a return to normalcy is good enough. But normalcy was not good enough. Normalcy still meant that a lot of people were living. We're still suffering. So for me, we have to do better than just getting back to the way it was before Donald Trump one of the most beautiful moments of the inauguration, Certainly one of the most standout moments was from the poet Amanda Gorman. 22 years old youth poet laureate. I can see you getting excited as I talk about this. She brought the house down housing significant Was it for you to see poetry used like this. It was so powerful and so great. You know, Amanda is like you said, 22 years old to see a young person. Given that opportunity to shine, I think just goes to show You know how many talented poets there are in that young people when given the opportunity can really rise to the moment. So I was really happy to see a man that just absolutely crushed it on that stage and as a poet yourself, it must have been so exciting that all these songs did very well. But it was a poem, a poem that reached so many people that made such an impact. Absolutely, And the poem was so musical. I mean, you could hear the rhyme scheme and the different rhythms that Amanda incorporated. My favorite moment is she has a line that said, You know something along the lines of harm for none and harmony for all that little flip is just so beautiful and I think worthy of what of what we want and what we're trying to build. Well, I'm excited to listen to some poetry from you as well. You're going to read from his later on,
The Book Review
"amanda gorman" Discussed on The Book Review
"The dawn is hours before we knew it. Somehow we do it. Somehow we've weathered in witnessed a nation that isn't broken but simply unfinished we the successors of a country and the time were 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 that was amanda gorman the inaugural youth poet lawyer it reading from her poem. At the hill we climb which she read at joe biden's inauguration alexandra alter profiled gorman and interviewed her joining us now to talk a little bit more about that hey alexandra hey pamela so this was a really exciting week in washington but i most loved about the news events. This week was that a poet was the breakout star of the inauguration ceremony on wednesday. Amanda gorman was the youngest inaugural poet and us history. She joins a very elite class of poets. Only been a handful of poets who have performed it including robert frost my ngelo elizabeth richard blanco. So she really brought a lot to this performance. And when i spoke to her what was really interesting to me was. She felt enormous pressure. Not just because of the size of the audience she was going to be addressing. Tens of millions of people potentially watching the events at home but because of the state of the country she felt real responsibility to present a poem that reflected joe biden's inaugural theme of america united and. She said they didn't give her any specific guidelines but they said that's the three million inauguration but she also really wanted to address. What has happened recently in the country. Particularly the partisan divisions that we've seen the political violence the effects of the pandemic. It's a really dark moment. And so she was kind of trying to counter johnston to forces the potential for unity. But also these deep divisions that we're seeing in the country now so interestingly. She was really struggling with the poem. The inaugural committee reached out to her late december. She had a few weeks to work on it and was kind of she said it's like it felt like climbing a mountain would do a few versus a day and then on january six. We all watched across the country as the unfolded at the capital. There was the insurrection. There and rioters stormed the capital. And amanda gorman at that point had written about half of her poem and she stayed up late into the night and finished it because she just felt this urgency. And so you're there are verses in the poem that reflect what we saw that day the other thing that she said that was interesting about how she prepared to write it was. She said she always starts with historical research so she studied speeches from leaders who really brought their countries together. In times of crisis she looked at speeches by winston. Churchill abraham lincoln martin luther king junior and she listened to music that inspired her including the musical hamilton. There are a couple of hamilton references within the poem. That some people caught including lin-manuel miranda who was very appreciative of her poetry. So it's been incredible to see their response to her work after she gave this really kind of inspiring performance her books. She has two books coming out this year. Actually three because they're releasing the poem she wrote as a standalone and she has now the number one and number two books on amazon and this is a poet who is twenty two years old and she's preparing to publish her debut collection. This fall so she's gone incredibly quickly from somebody who had following and was pretty well known in the poetry world to kind of national literary star and one other thing that i loved about her performance and her approach to it which she talked about how she felt like she was representing not just her own words but representing poetry itself representing american poetry and y you know it was important to have poetry part of the ceremony. She said when. I spoke to her now more than ever. The united states needs an inaugural poem. Poetry is typically the touchstone that we go back to when we have to remind ourselves of the history that we stand on the future that we stand for so i thought it was lovely that she felt that she was standing up in front of the capital. Two weeks after the insurrection took place kind of representing poetry as a form that can unite the country.
KOMO
"amanda gorman" Discussed on KOMO
"Is. Isn't always just Isse Los Angeles native joining an esteem list of prestigious poets, including Robert Frost and Maya Angelou. Somehow we've weathered and witnessed a nation. That isn't broken, but simply unfinished. We the successors of a country and a time or a skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother. And dream of becoming president on Lee to find herself reciting for one, Gorman was only halfway through writing the poem when, just two weeks ago that group of rioters stormed the capital. She decided to address that moment, head on. And finished her work that night. We've seen a forest that would shatter our nation rather than share. It would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. And this effort very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it could never be permanently defeated. Her final words reflecting the gravity of the moment and so we lift our gaze is not to what stands between us. But what stands before us. We close the divide because we know to put our future first. We must first put our differences aside her work, winning the praise of President Obama and Secretary Clinton. Who wrote wasn't Amanda Gorman's poem Just studying? She's promised to run for president and 2036 I, For one, can't wait. Gorman's poem, a Lasting message to us all. But there was always light. If on Lee were brave enough to see it if on Lee were brave enough Sabian. That's a BCS Robin Roberts Well, our area has earned a new shopping distinction this week, according to household pulse. Always read household pulse. Don't you? The Seattle Metro area is number one when it comes to people who've spent more online during the pandemic over 67% of us say we're spending more online now than before we did them when the Butte pandemic began. It also set a record at Amazon last year, when the company reported his largest ratio of prime memberships ever come. Oh, traffic from the Dubin Law Group Traffic Center. In five. The port of Tacoma Road on ramp to south bound by five is closed until 5 a.m. for road work and the South bound I five collector distributor Road to Portland Avenue is closed until about 6 A.m.. Into coma Self about highway 167 is closed between Grandview Drive and East are street until 5 A.m. and in Lakewood South bound by five and gravelly Lake Drive. Roadwork closes Elaine overnight until about 4 30 am I'm J. Phillips Cuomo 24 7 Traffic.
WNYC 93.9 FM
"amanda gorman" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"Poet Amanda Gorman, with maybe the most memorable line from her Biden inauguration poem, Right, spotlighting the difference between what just is And justice. This is America. Are we ready? I'm Brian Lehrer or asking. Are we ready for unity and racial justice? Can President Biden produce both call in and tell us what you think? Or ask a question of our guests. Kai Wright, host of the United States of Anxiety, Podcast and Mara Gain, New York Times editorial board member 84475745 talk if you want in on this conversation 8447458255 and Monty in Atlanta wants in. Hi, Monty. You're in America. Are we ready? Hey, there. Hey, How are you? Um, I will. I just called in this a couple things and I guess points conversation and, uh, certain direction. No. Joe Biden's heart is in the right place. But my mind my family's mind everybody who has come before me and after me knows that it is going to be an uphill climb. If he doesn't do it, and it's steep But I guess a good starting point would be the we talked about LBJ Lot would be the findings of the Kerner Commission. America has still yet Follow through on every single one of those findings of that report back in 1968. So I would say Start there. You wanted more than one or two. The police brutality. I mean, that's E mean. Like I mean, there were still only what fueled Yeah. Here. We still are over 50 years later. So has America learned its lesson? No. So what I'm saying is, we're gonna have to be truly honest with ourselves because We cannot have unity. If there is no justice. If the justice is the justice is there than the unity can come. We can't do it the other way around. What do you hear? Biden is saying when he uses the word unity. Do you feel like he's talking to you? What do you feel like He's just talking to the Republicans. I think he's talking to the Republicans. Unity to unity to me is a word that I would say is Let's let's make all the people who, for example, rushed into the capital. Let's Let's calm down. Let's call them down for that way. They're placated like you know, baby without a pacifier. Let's calm them down. But you know it will keep on going. And if you know somebody like me is saying, Hey, there's a problem. Hey, there's a problem. Hey, there's a problem. It's like man. We'll worry about it later. That's what I Hear unity is but again that is based off of 400 years of history. I hope that Joe Biden, like you said is is evolving as we go and I see some signs there. But I'm going to be skeptical until those sides cup until I see I guess those results. Thank you for helping direct the conversation. We really appreciate it. Let's go next to Jess and Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Hi, Jess. You're on America. Are we ready? Hi. Hey, there. Good evening. Yeah. Where would you like to start? Um I guess I just So I think that Joe Biden has ah lot of opportunity to do a lot when it comes. To, um, racial justice, and I don't I don't really like the word unity. Um, when it comes to this, but I think it really has to start. With taking a good long look at the for profit prison system and what it's really doing to our nation because people have seen manufacturing jobs leave and where have they gone? They've not gone. Too, You know immigrants and various other brown people across the country. They have gone into prisons where people are being forced. To work for you. No. Pennies a day toe to create everything from the furniture that we sit on to the uniforms that minimum wage workers are being, you know. Made to put on their backs and are applying for social welfare programs. While the CEOs of these corporations are just, you know, blasting through the roof of the amount of money, anybody even thought that anybody could make and It's all going into the pockets of, you know, lobbyists and people that have, you know, been Arison been here since Reagan talking about this is what we're going to do for you. We're gonna get those people out of your hair and you know money in your pocket and where has it gone? It's all gone to the Upper echelons of society, because I know I don't see anything in it. And you know my area here in little small Middletown, Rhode Island. Just for you have a sense. I don't expect you to be an expert on this, but when you raise private prisons As You know, at or near the top of your priority list. Do you have a sense that that's dis unifying that Biden They're not go near that issue, or he's gonna blow away the Republicans for other priorities. Does it? Does it strike you as a sort of either or in that respect? So it doesn't strike me as an either or it is 100%. They're going to say Oh, no. How can we ever let all of them out of prison? Because it's what they've been doing since the very beginning. When they when you know when crack came on the scenes in the eighties, and then we started seeing people were dying from the AIDS epidemic at that point, and it was all about Them and us It couldn't be us because we're such good, hardworking people over here with our conservative ideas about who we should help. Let's get these people off the streets. Let's let these people die. You know, I mean, and people forget that when it came to the AIDS epidemic wasn't even called AIDS. From the beginning. It was called grid. It was the gay related immunodeficiency disease, and it didn't matter because they were dying, not us..
WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"amanda gorman" Discussed on WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"Barriers were shattered, 22 year old poet Amanda Gorman elegantly summed up the moment. Skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother contrariness of becoming president within hours of arriving to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. President Biden wasn't work. Issuing more than a dozen executive action. Amanda Gorman, by the way, already says she's got future plans to run for president of the United States. Hours after the swearing in yesterday, federal agents break up a protest in Portland, Oregon, with tear gas and pepper spray demonstrations turned violent with a burning flag and broken glass at Democratic headquarters. During President Biden's inauguration speech and unknown man in uniform stands watch over his son Beau Biden's grave more than 100 Miles away. Most of President Biden's incoming Cabinet will be run by acting directors for now, but the Senate does make quick work and confirms the president's pick for director of National intelligence. Averil Haynes officially gets the job. 907 stores and other bank businesses go belly up and file for bankruptcy and droves during the pandemic, and others find themselves springing to life. WBC's match here pulls the strings at a new guitar shop in Central Mass, a weird time to be in retail, but that's not stopping Bill fan off from following his dream. My wife when I came down.
WTOP
"amanda gorman" Discussed on WTOP
"In the thirties. Small, socially distanced crowd watched on applauding and President Biden statement that fax can't be manipulated and his assertion that we will all get through this pandemic. Together. The limited number of guests in attendance had to pass through multiple security screenings and get a negative covert test. At the West Front of the Capitol, John Aaron W. T. O P News 22 year old Amanda Gorman became the youngest poet to recite at a presidential inauguration. Her poem The Hill We climb Touched on the riots of the capital just two weeks ago. We've seen a forest that would shatter our nation rather than share. It would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. In this effort, very nearly succeeded. While democracy can be periodically delayed, it could never be permanently defeated. The L. A native says the riots changed her poem and the message he wanted to deliver. She's quite it inspirational figure at her young age. She overcame a speech impediment earlier in life. Meantime, the president of Morgan State University has made an offer to Gorman in a tweet. David Wilson asked the inaugural poet to be the school's poet in residence. Wilson later told the Baltimore Sun he's 100% serious. About this offer, he says a year at the school would give her an even deeper and wider perspective on the issues that she's addressing President Biden says former president Trump did maintain the tradition of leaving a letter for his successor. The president tells reporters he will not talk about the letter publicly until he speaks with Donald Trump. White House press secretary Jen Psaki tonight. This is a letter that was private. As he said to you all it was Both generous and gracious, and it was just a reflection of him not planning to release the letter unilaterally, but I wouldn't take it as an indication of a pending call. On his first day in office, President Biden signed more than a dozen executive actions. Those include rejoining the World Health Organization, issuing a mask mandate for people visiting federal buildings and federal lands, rejoining the Paris climate agreement and ending the Muslim travel ban. Still ahead tonight on w T o P. What is the average size of a mortgage these days? How much lower our airfares? It's on the way in money news, 10 24. Continuing coverage of the presidential inauguration on 103.5 FM, the W T o p app and you're smart device. Your favorite things feel made for you. Your education should too. University of Maryland Global Campus, formerly University of Maryland University College was made to serve the military and working.
WNYC 93.9 FM
"amanda gorman" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"Lady Gaga singing the national anthem on a cold, breezy but Sonny Inauguration Day for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamila Harris. On historic day in the nation's capital by nerd Jing is using his inaugural address call for Healing A nation has become even more bitterly divided over the past four years. My whole soul was in it. Today. Miss January day. My whole soul is in this Bringing America together uniting our people united in our nation's and I ask every American had joined me in this cause. Three former presidents were on hand for today's inauguration, while one outgoing President Donald Trump was notably absent, having left Washington hours before Biden swearing in. After a scaled down parade a short time ago down Pennsylvania Avenue. The first family is now in the White House. Security was tight with some 25,000 National Guard troops on the streets of D C following the storming of the capital two weeks ago by pro Trump extremists. Nation's first ever youth poet laureate, delivered a message calling for unity and togetherness of today's inauguration more from NPR's Windsor Johnston. Amanda Gorman recited her poem The Hill. We climb a work she finished shortly after the attack on the U. S Capitol building. We've seen a forest that would shatter our nation. Rather than share. It would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy in this effort, very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it could never be permanently defeated. The recent Harvard graduate, was named poet laureate of Los Angeles. At the age of 16 at 22. Amanda Gorman is the youngest person to read a poem at an inauguration in modern history. Windsor Johnston. NPR NEWS Washington, Connecticut Man faces federal charges for allegedly attacking a police officer during the right two weeks ago with US capital. NPR's Ryan Lucas has more in the case against Patrick McCarty. Patrick would call. He is charged in a criminal complaint with four counts, including assaulting D. C. Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges during the attack on the Capitol, court papers say McCall. He was identified in videos from the January 6th insurrection by Trump supporters. And affidavit, says McCall. He can be seen using a riot shield to push Officer Hodges and pin him against the door. As another writer rips off the policeman's gas mask. Federal investigators have opened more than 250 cases so far tied to the insurrection. As they work around the clock to try to identify in charge. Those who took part in the violence. Brian Lucas. NPR NEWS Washington Stocks gained ground on Wall Street. Today, the Dow was up 257 points. The NASDAQ Rose 260 points. You're listening to NPR. This is W When will I see in New York on Shawn Carlson? Many New Yorkers are breathing a sigh of relief Now that Joe Biden is officially president, 53 year old Wendy Brandis is a Manhattan resident standing outside Trump Tower. Today, she says she's feeling pretty good. It wasn't even a conscious feeling..
KFI AM 640
"amanda gorman" Discussed on KFI AM 640
"Office of president of the United States. The president of the United States and Joe Biden has miss Morning as the 46, president of the United States. Kamila Harris has been sworn in as the first female vice president of the US, Biden and Harris started their day with a church service at the Cathedral of ST Matthew the Apostle and Washington D. C. Biden asked all those who don't support him to give him a chance. Take your measure Me and my heart. If you still disagree, so be it. That's democracy. That's America right to dissent. Peaceably in the guard. Rails of our republic is perhaps this nation's greatest strength. Biden says. He'll be a president for all Americans. He called the divisions in America and uncivil war. He called on people to show tolerance and humility. Biden promised the country will get through the pandemic together. Now the inauguration is lower key than normal due to the cove. It 19 crowd restrictions. But the security presence is much more visible than usual, with 25,000 National Guard troops securing the capital now following Swearing in. Baden and Harris will take part in the military pass in review. And then they will lay a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. And L. A native has become the youngest person to write and recite upon at a presidential inauguration. We are striving to forge or union with Purpose to compose a country committed toe. All cultures, colors, characters in conditions of man. Amanda Gorman, who's 22 was chosen as the first national youth poet laureate four years ago. She's also a former youth poet laureate of Los Angeles. Gorman says she's interested in running for president and 2036. Abner Newsome has shown his appreciation for the woman who's saying the national anthem at the inauguration. He tweeted gaga, then the greater than sign Maga Law enforcement in L. A has stepped up preparations for any possible political violence today. LAPD chief Moore says his agency has been monitoring events planned around the inauguration for months while we're all deeply disturbed Traumatized.
KOA 850 AM
"amanda gorman" Discussed on KOA 850 AM
"Of the great American songs. Amazing Grace at the inauguration. Of Joe Biden, who has been sworn in as the 46, president of the United States. Next up, Chairman. Senator Blunts is going to introduce Amanda Gorman. No Relation to your host Your Ryan Gorman. At least not that I know of, and she is going to recite a poem that I have to say with the last name Gorman a fine choice for the reciting of the poem at this inauguration. Garth Brooks hugging former president sort of breaking all the covert rules, but it seemed to have fun there up on the stage. Are not to be reminded of President Obama's singing that same song that the mother Emanuel Church song that our cultures is close to both poetry and prayer. As you could possibly. Come on. We're gonna finish with those two things. Let me introduce Amanda Gorman. Our nation's first ever national poet laureate. Again. This is Amanda Gorman reciting a poem and still lots more to come here during this inauguration of Joe Biden. They do. Disinfect the lectern between each speakers for a few moments, Mr President's Dr Biden, Madam Vice presidents, Mr M half Americans and the world. One day comes, we asked ourselves Where can we find light in this? Never ending shade the loss. We carry a C. We must wait. We've braved the belly of the beast. We've learned that quiet isn't always piece in the norms and notions of what's just is Isn't always just this. And yet the dawn is ours before we knew it Somehow we do it. Somehow we've weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken. But simply unfinished. We,.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"amanda gorman" Discussed on WBZ NewsRadio 1030
"905 on Inauguration Day, where President elect Joe Biden. It is now attending a church service with congressional leaders, both from the Democratic and Republican sides of the aisle this morning, a sign of possible unity to come theme of his speech at his inaugural later today, there's going to be a lot of local flavor in the nation's capital as well. We get details from WBC's Laurie Kirby going. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will be taking part in the ceremonies. He is the future labor secretary under the new body and Harris administration. And brain and Harrington, The 13 year old boy from New Hampshire, who bonded with Joe Biden during the campaign is also a part of the ceremonies. The 13 year old introducing bottom during the celebrating America's special later tonight, Barrington invite him both stuttered as Children and connected several times during the campaign. Also, Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet and history, she's 22 graduated from Harvard University. She majored in sociology. She's also performed with the Boston Pops. Laurie Kirby WBZ Boston's news radio. All of what is about to happen in the nation's capital comes under the warnings of threats again against the Capitol building and in the middle of a pandemic and Corona viruses almost officially one year old here in the United States, and in that time 400,000 Americans are dead. ABC News correspondent Mark Rebel Lard reports 400,000 Dead Could film New York's Madison Square Garden 20 times over It's roughly the populations of cities like Tampa, Florida and Tulsa, Oklahoma. It's more than the number of U. S soldiers killed in World Wars one and two as well as the Vietnam War combined, and it comes just over a month since the U. S surpassed 300,000 dead. And in the end in New York City, where Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city is likely to run out of Corona virus vaccine doses, possibly As early as tomorrow. Researchers are working on a new covert smell test, which could detect early signs of the illness. Skeptics say it's unlikely to pass the smell test in a real world setting. Dr Anthony Fauci says he can see the light at the end of the cove in tunnel with hopes that the so called herd immunity can be reached. And some sense of normalcy can return. By this fall. Baseball is in the air in Worcester, the city is about to welcome. The minor league was two Red Sox to a brand spanking new stadium. WBC's Kim Tunnicliffe tells us when polar parked opens this spring. It'll be a little extra something on one of the rooftop. Harvard Pilgrim Health is sponsoring an urban garden called Wu Socks Farms, which will be located on the second deck of the third base Concourse. The regional Environmental council will be operating the farm, according to executive director Stephen Fisher. Legal carrots, tomatoes, eggplants peppers, the concession stand will sell some of the fruit and veggies grown at the urban garden, but most of the food will be distributed out into the commune. Today. Some of the food should be donated to area food pantries and food banks. The RTC runs mobile farmers market. Some of the food that's growing on side might be going out to move the mobile farmers we could program on the cliff WBZ Boston's news radio 908 off the Wall Street we go. Let's check the numbers just before the opening bell with Bloomberg. Here's Tom Busby shaping up to be a good day on Wall Street right now, Jeff Dow futures up 107 points. That's ahead of today's inauguration and expectations of more stimulus money blow out earnings this morning from Wall Street's Morgan Stanley Bank and UnitedHealth Group. Despite soaring costs associated with the pandemic and is a $15 an hour federal minimum wage too high with CEO of Wal Mart says it is he's rejecting calls from the incoming administration for that. $15 an hour wage, saying geographic differences and other factors have to be taken into account. I'm Tom Busby Bloomberg business on WBZ Boston's news radio departure and soon to be new arrival in the nation's capital Inauguration Day continues more details coming up. It's 9091 of the kids, no matter.
WNYC 93.9 FM
"amanda gorman" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"I'm Noel King, and I'm Steve Inskeep. The Americans who speak it. Tomorrow's presidential inauguration include a poet, new presidents sometimes invite one John F. Kennedy invited Robert Frost. For example, in the blinding sun in 1961, the 86 year old Frost could not see the words of the special poem he had written for the occasion. So he abandoned that text and recited another poem. From memory. Joe Biden. The inaugural poet is 22. Amanda Gorman of Los Angeles is the former national youth poet laureate. One of her past poems in 2017 included the line Tyrants Fear the poet. Tomorrow, Gorman brings a new poem to the stage. And like Robert Frost, she might well change the words she plans to say In the past, she is sometimes tweaked to poem moments before reading it aloud. The reason Amanda Gorman has done that became clear as she spoke with us. I've been writing poetry ever since I can remember. I want to say probably four or five. It wasn't good at all. But I fell in love with it. And I think that passion was exacerbated by the fact that I had a speech impediment. So having an arena in which I could express my thoughts freely was just so liberating that I felt Head over heels. You know, when I was barely a toddler? What if I may ask? Was the speech impediment? Thank you for asking, because I don't think people get specific enough about it. You know, when I say I think people assume stutter s O, how mind manifested itself was I had difficulty pronouncing sort of letters in the alphabet. But I would overcome you know, sister or what? The hardest one that took me until I want to say I was 22 say would be the are sound so you know Saying things like poet Tween not really able to say the our sound and it took a really long time for me to get it. And now you some happy did you go through a period of avoiding the words that were hard to say? Oh, definitely. I think as a poet, you know, there's not only the ridden aspect of the art form, but there's also spoken word and I remember writing poems in which I would have to basically self edit and self police. You know, I don't want to say girls can change the world. But I cannot say many of the letters of that statement, so I'd say things like young woman. Can shake the globe's. I'd really have to be aware of the death of synonyms to use to express the same sentiment of thought, because many times I was trying to say what I really had intended to say I would be unintelligible. And and was it a conscious choice to become a performative poet to say I'm going to write poems that are suitable for public occasions and and say them in front of crowds? I'm not sure if it was so much a proactive choices kind of the answering of a calling it kind of just started happening more and more, You know, as they mentioned with the speech impediment. I am not expecting to be the public occasion Poet That is the last place. I am expecting anyone to want me. But as I continued to write and share my poetry and become brave enough to read at cafes and things like that I started getting invited to read at occasions and I would say yes. And you know I would be in the bathroom, scribbling five minutes before trying to figure out if I could say Earth or if I can say girl or if I could say poetry and you know, doing the best with the poem I could Joe Biden has been very public about the fact that he studied as a kid, and there's been some journalism, suggesting that he still struggles to keep down that stutter in that. That explains some of his public statements over time. What is it like Given your background to write for this particular president elect? Well, I think it's incredibly special and sentimental, not just for me but the entire country. I mean, I think obviously there's that connection with the speech impediment, which, for me is huge. There was also a deeper history city to this and that my Angelou was growing up as a child, and she grew up to deliver. On the inaugural column for President Bill Clinton. So I think there is a real history of orders who have had to struggle a type of imposed voiceless nous have that stage of the inauguration, So it's really special for me. But I think beyond that President elect Joe Biden is just so incredibly capable along with Vice President elect Kamala Harris, and they just symbolized. I think the best of my country so that in itself Beyond. I think even my own personal connection is enough to get me excited. You are being asked to say something profound. Had a profound occasion. There's been this divisive election There was the attack on the Capitol. There's the pandemic. We're just passing 400,000 dead in trying to speak to all of that. Where do you even begin? Right. It was really daunting to begin the poem because you don't even really know I think the entry point and was to step into the murk. And so for me with poems, I do the same thing that I always do. I'm a straight a student, so my homework and do my research. So I started with really steeping myself in the literature of inaugural poet and then also expanding my purview beyond that, So who are the writers and orders throughout history? Who I look up to who Speaking within a divided America but speak of Ah, United America. And so I was reading a lot of Frederick Douglass of Abraham Lincoln of modeling for King. Even a lot of Churchill as well and just Okay, I have this opportunity. What other ways in which the rhetoric has been used for good. And how can I use those states? Skills and instruments? Would you read us? Just a little bit of what you came up with. Sir s O. This is a verse towards the middle of the poem. We've seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it. Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy in this effort, very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can be periodically delayed It can never be permanently defeated. In this truth in this faith we trust While we have our eyes on the future history has its eyes on us. Among other things, I'm just listening to all the R's in there and loving that how perfectly you said it. Oh, my God. Destroy is so hard for me to say it don't know why I put it in there. Well, Amanda Gorman. That's a beautiful sentiment and I look forward to hearing the rest of it..