Amanda Gorman to Read New Poem At DNC
Source: Vanity Fair
Amanda Gorman made history as the youngest-ever inaugural poet at President Joe Bidens festivities in 2021, where the then-22-year-old performed The Hill We Climb. Shell return to the national political stage Wednesday evening at the Democratic National Convention, when she performs a brand new poem in support of Bidens vice president, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
Read more: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/amanda-gorman-dnc-poem
Another young star will shine brightly tonight at the DNC...
Blue Owl
(53,720 posts)ultralite001
(1,031 posts)Amanda Gorman is such a talent... The convention has been so inspiring + filled with joy + hope...
Her words will add power to the movement... ..
LetMyPeopleVote
(151,829 posts)ultralite001
(1,031 posts)to tonight's lineup...
C0RI0LANUS
(807 posts)sheshe2
(86,033 posts)Her poem at the Biden Harris inauguration was inspirational.
Tom Dyer
(50 posts)Really looking forward to hearing it. What a bright star.
ultralite001
(1,031 posts)We gather at this hallowed place because we believe in the American dream.
We face a race that tests if this country we cherish shall perish from the earth
and if our earth shall perish from this country.
It falls to us to ensure that we do not fall for a people that cannot stand
together,
cannot stand at all.
We are one family regardless of religion, class, or color
for what defines a patriot is not just our love of liberty, but our love for one another.
This is loud in our country's call because while we all love freedom, it is love that frees us all.
Empathy emancipates, making us greater than hate or vanity. That is the American promise, powerful and pure.
Divided we cannot endure but united we can endeavor to humanize our democracy and endear democracy to humanity.
And make no mistake, cohering is the hardest task history ever wrote,
but tomorrow is not written by our odds of hardship, but by the audacity of our hope by the vitality of our vote.
Only now, approaching this rare air are we aware that perhaps the American dream is no dream at all, but instead a dare to dream together.
Like a million roots tethered, branching up humbly, making one tree.
This is our country from many, one, from battles won,
our freedoms sung, our kingdom come has just begun.
We redeem this sacred scene ready for our journey from it.
Together we must birth this early republic and achieve an unearthly summit.
Let us not just believe in the American dream. Let us be worthy of it.