Amanda Gorman: Pure Genius
MCMWednesday, January 20, 2021
I don't generally like poetry; I like poetic language. Not rhyming exactly, but cadence, flow and rhythm are like catnip for my brain. Lin-Manuel Miranda does it effortlessly, and apparently so does Amanda Gorman, the US National Youth Poet Laureate. This was her poem from Joe Biden's inauguration:
I mean...wow. Just wow. That pushed every button I ever need pushed, all at once.