The youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, Amanda Gorman, reads her powerful poem, “Fugue,” from her new book, “Call Us What We Carry.” It’s an emotional look at the impact of the pandemic. | CBS Mornings

Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old poet from Los Angeles, is the youngest person in recent memory to deliver a poem at a presidential inauguration. Gorman opened by acknowledging the reasons why hope can be challenging. "Where can we find light in this never-ending shade?" she asked. "And yet, the dawn is ours before we knew it. Somehow we do it. Somehow we weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken but simply unfinished." "The new dawn blooms as we free it," she said. "For there is always lig

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman's stunning reading at Biden ceremony | The Independent

FULL AMANDA GORMAN POEM: “We will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one…There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it if only we’re brave enough to be it.” The 22-year-old is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history: nbcnews.to/3isX8JY | NBC News