Amanda Gorman, in a first, brings poetry to Super Bowl
Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet
who stirred America at the inauguration of President Joe Biden last month,
again commanded the spotlight on one of the country’s biggest stages, the Super
Bowl.
Gorman read an original poem Sunday
during the pregame festivities in Tampa, Florida. The poem, titled Chorus of the Captains, was a tribute tothree people for their contributions during the pandemic: educator TrimaineDavis, nurse manager Suzie Dorner and Marine veteran James Martin.
Gorman didn’t perform on the field
but appeared in a taped video message that combined Gorman’s reading withimages of Davis, Dorner and Martin.
Gorman, previously the
country’s first National Youth Poet Laureate, was the youngest person to ever
recite a poem at the US presidential inauguration. Her reading
of The Hill We Climb at the Capitol immediately became a sensation. Anillustrated book of her poem quickly zoomed to the top of bestseller lists.Shortly after the inauguration, she signed with IMG Models and this week, shecovers Time Magazine, in an interview conducted by Michelle Obama.