Four years ago I wrote my inaugural poem The Hill We Climb. Both when I wrote it and performed it, I did so while continuously reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King’s legacy.
Amanda Gorman
@amandagorman.bsky.social
Poet, Activist and Model. Advocate for gender justice, racial equality, and the environment. https://amandagormanbooks.com/
As a proud Angeleno, the fires that have devastated our county have been heart-breaking. I am so fortunate that while my own home in the Palisades was at risk and had some damage from the fires, I am safe.