As Gorman’s performance drew to a close, she ended the poem on an optimistic note for the future. Read more: Who is Amanda Gorman, Biden's inauguration poet? The Hill We Climb: the Amanda Gorman poem that stole the inauguration show, Youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman reads The Hill We Climb at Biden inauguration – video. Amanda Gorman at the Biden inauguration, January 20, 2021 (Photo credit–Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) Gorman was named the first National Youth Poet Laureate of … Amanda Gorman began in her inaugural poem. ONE OF Joe Biden's favourite poems was recited to people across the world during the inauguration celebration on Wednesday night. Video, 00:05:47, The Hill We Climb: Watch the inauguration poem in full, Up Next. “Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. The New York Times reported that Gorman had written parts of the poem as she stayed up “late into the night” on 6 January, as the US grappled with the consequences of Donald Trump inciting an attack on the Capitol that left five dead. Watch 22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman recite her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala … Lin Manuel Miranda was on hand to recite Irish poet Seamus Heaney's "The Cure at Troy" during the "Celebrating America" primetime inaugural event on January 20. Video, 00:01:03Kamala Harris sworn in as VP, President Joe Biden: 'Democracy has prevailed' Video, 00:01:55President Joe Biden: 'Democracy has prevailed', Trump: 'I wish new administration great luck' Video, 00:01:39Trump: 'I wish new administration great luck'. NEW YORK — At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions. Video, 00:01:14Watch the moment Joe Biden becomes US president, Kamala Harris sworn in as VP. Amanda Gorman, the United States' first-ever youth poet laureate, recited a powerful poem at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. With her strong and poignant words, @TheAmandaGorman reminds us of the power we each hold in upholding our democracy. I can’t wait to see what you do next,” Obama tweeted. “In every known nook of our nation and every corner called our country, our people diverse and beautiful, will emerge battered and beautiful. better than the one we were left with. “Maya Angelou is cheering – and so am I.”. She said of her poem shortly before her delivery of it, “I really wanted to use my words to be a point of unity and collaboration and togetherness,” the BBC reported. The poem will be published as a lyrical picture book. Gorman, who was born and raised in Los Angeles and graduated from Harvard University in 2020, told the Times ahead of Wednesday that she would not “gloss over” what the country had witnessed in recent weeks and years. Video, 00:01:23How Trump spent his last day as president, Watch the moment Joe Biden becomes US president. Video, 00:01:03One-minute World News. How will history view President Donald Trump? There were flashes of words that could stand as poetry in Biden’s Inaugural Address. Meet Amanda Gorman: The gifted young poet who shot to fame after her starring role in Biden’s inauguration As multitudes tuned in worldwide to witness new US President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Gorman’s reading of her poem, ‘The Hill We Climb’, was a particularly poignant moment Video, 00:03:07Cages around houses: Life at Belfast's peace wall, 'I would have not believed in this pandemic' Video, 00:03:05'I would have not believed in this pandemic', Michelin-starred venue's €20 takeaway Covid burger. Every breath from my bronze-pounded chest, we will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one. Biden inauguration poet: 'Poetry is a weapon' Video, 00:02:00Biden inauguration poet: 'Poetry is a weapon', The story of an inauguration like no other. transcript. Video, 00:05:37How will history view President Donald Trump? Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, the Youth Poet Laureate of 2017, delivers a poem at President Joe Biden's inauguration. It can be preordered here. I can't wait to see what you do next. “I have never been prouder to see another young woman rise! Video, 00:01:14, Watch the moment Joe Biden becomes US president, Kamala Harris sworn in as VP. She recited a poem she had written, in part, on the day of the US Capitol riots on 6 January. “We will rebuild, reconcile, and recover,” Gorman said. Video, 00:01:41, Michelin-starred venue's €20 takeaway Covid burger. The 22-year-old recited her poem, The Hill We Climb, at the swearing-in ceremony of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris. © 2021 BBC. Not many people are buying Hunter Biden’s new book. "When day comes, we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade?" So let us leave behind a country. How will history view President Donald Trump? Video, 00:03:48The story of an inauguration like no other, How Trump spent his last day as president. Miss Gorman says her poem The Hill We Climb is "about a new chapter in the United States, about the future, and doing that through the elegance and beauty of words.". Video, 00:03:07, Cages around houses: Life at Belfast's peace wall, 'I would have not believed in this pandemic' Video, 00:03:05, 'I would have not believed in this pandemic', Michelin-starred venue's €20 takeaway Covid burger. But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated.”. The Hill We Climb: Watch the inauguration poem in full. Amanda Gorman recited powerful poem The Hill We Climb at Joe Biden's inauguration, here's the full transcript.