Amanda Gorman, who gained national fame after reciting her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the Biden-Harris inauguration in 2021, read a new poem at the DNC that stressed unity.
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Isn't she the author?
This was wonderful.
Word salad.
Yoooo. This could tank dems in 2024. Wtf.
Chirp
It was just okay. As a poet , I found it underwhelming . Some of her other writings were much better.
One, two… buckle my shoe
Andrew Dice Clay rattles off poems better. This is terrible
sucks so bad am sorry…
She cute, but much better with the sound off.
also she looks 15 years old
The DNC and RNC both make me feel like I'm observing the political rituals of some primitive tribe. Not a supposed world superpower.
She's proof that half of America has dumbed down to the point of no return. How in any way was this inspiring, amazing, great or any other adjective people are using? It was horrible.
… what?
“If our earth shall perish from this country.”
There is no beginning to her talent
She is gonna be a great president one day. Hopefully she works closely with Greta Thunberg.
No one there understood a thing she said, but they will act like they did.
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So many chills and I’m only 48 seconds in
I genuinely believe that if you actually like this poem, you have no taste.
I just got dumber
If Mao had a daughter
My grandkids are going to read this in their history class. I got James Baldwin chills listening to this. I feel blessed to be alive at the same time as Amanda.
She recited her poem so beautifully, not to mention the message in her poem!!
Eloquence is back💙
So cringe
We are people, people of black, not refined to shacks, nor shackles, nor pigeonholed… We must rise, rise all the time. Sometimes in rhyme. Then passes is time….. Trump is BAD!
I will never forget her speech at the inauguration. Just riveting.
I love this young woman so much. What a role model. ❤
So lovely, articulate and powerful.
Hallowed, not hollowed 😂
She genuinely doesn't know the difference between "hollowed" and "hallowed".
I myself love poetry (in Portuguese, at least), but I know such fondness is not an immediate trait since it may require some more, say, refined education to truly understand it.
Giving a little reason for the critics, I've frequently wondered why we Democrats always have poets in our conventions and inaugurations. Perhaps it is a slap on the face of the Republicans, as in "We're learned and appreciative of the higher arts while you, little high-school drop-outs, cannot even see beauty beyond a hotdog and some poor taste rap or country music."
What do you guys think? Are we snubbing the cultural rednecks on purpose?
‼️ brilliant young woman ❤️
She speaks the truth❤ brilliantly choosing each word❤
Empathy emancipates! Brilliant! I always look forward to hear her recite her poems.❤
Such poise. A gift to listen. Powerful and emotional. Dream.
" hollowed place "
Damn right .
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