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3 Poetry Lessons from Amanda and Angelou
Lesson #1: Study Amanda Gorman, 22, became the youth poet laureate of Los Angeles at sixteen years old in 2014 and the first national youth poet laureate three years later. On Wednesday, she became the youngest poet to write and recite a piece at a presidential inauguration, following Maya Angelou and Robert Frost’s considerably more experienced footsteps. (Los Angeles Times)… Continue reading
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She was not a poet
No one told her she was supposed to taste the lyrics first That her brain was supposed to decipher the intent of melody before it escaped her mouth That her taste buds were supposed to burst forth before she spit them out She had no aspiration that we should admire Never attended a poet’s university… Continue reading
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