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> [As a public poet, people often don't see the reality of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/as-a-public-poet-people-often-don-t-see-the-reality-of-my-life/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

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## More by Amanda Gorman

> [As a young black woman, I notice at times in the mainstream media framing of the 'me too' movement you see a white female…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/as-a-young-black-woman-i-notice-at-times-in-the-mainstream-media/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [I think we run into issues when our online brands are not rooted in who we are, and I think we need to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/i-think-we-run-into-issues-when-our-online-brands-are-not-rooted-in/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [Whenever I listen to songs, I rewrite them in my head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/whenever-i-listen-to-songs-i-rewrite-them-in-my-head/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [The oration of poetry, I consider to be its own art form and tradition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/the-oration-of-poetry-i-consider-to-be-its-own-art-form-and-tradition/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [My speech impediment wasn't a stutter but it was dropping several letters that I just could not say for several years, most specifically the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/my-speech-impediment-wasn-t-a-stutter-but-it-was-dropping-several/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [Poetry has never been the language of barriers, it's always been the language of bridges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/poetry-has-never-been-the-language-of-barriers-it-s-always-been-the/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [Poetry is the lens we use to interrogate the history we stand on and the future we stand for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/poetry-is-the-lens-we-use-to-interrogate-the-history-we-stand-on-and/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [It's this weird binary where I'm getting media images and narratives thrown at me all the time through something I hold in my hand,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/it-s-this-weird-binary-where-i-m-getting-media-images-and-narratives/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [I'm a student at Harvard University, and currently work as the United States Youth Poet Laureate, a community organizer, and an activist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/i-m-a-student-at-harvard-university-and-currently-work-as-the-united/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [I grew up at this incredibly odd intersection in Los Angeles, where it felt like the black 'hood met black elegance met white gentrification…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/i-grew-up-at-this-incredibly-odd-intersection-in-los-angeles-where-it/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [I think it made me all that much stronger of a writer when you have to teach yourself how to say words from scratch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/i-think-it-made-me-all-that-much-stronger-of-a-writer-when-you-have/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [It wasn't until I was named Youth Poet Laureate of L.A. in high school though that I officially began calling myself a poet. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/it-wasn-t-until-i-was-named-youth-poet-laureate-of-l-a-in-high-school/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [I have to interweave my poetry with purpose. For me, that purpose is to help people, and to shed a light on issues that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/i-have-to-interweave-my-poetry-with-purpose-for-me-that-purpose-is-to/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [But as for the future, I foresee a world which is more creative, more open, more loving, more ecologically friendly, more honest about its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/but-as-for-the-future-i-foresee-a-world-which-is-more-creative-more/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

> [One: whose shoulders do you stand on? And two: what do you stand for? These are two questions that I always begin my poetry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-gorman/one-whose-shoulders-do-you-stand-on-and-two-what-do-you-stand-for/)

[Amanda Gorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-gorman/)

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