Using your voice is a political choice | Amanda Gorman

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🗓️ 16 January 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

For anyone who believes poetry is stuffy or elitist, Amanda Gorman -- the youngest inaugural poet in US history -- has some characteristically well-chosen words. Poetry is for everyone, she says, and at its core it's all about connection and collaboration. In this fierce talk and performance, she explains why poetry is inherently political, pays homage to her honorary ancestors and stresses the value of speaking out despite your fears. "Poetry has never been the language of barriers," Gorman says. "It's always been the language of bridges."

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0:00.0	It's Ted Talks Daily, I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:07.5	You probably remember Amanda Gorman as the poet that absolutely riveted the audience
0:12.2	at the US presidential inauguration in 2021.
0:16.4	But before she became a household name, she spoke in 2018 at Ted Ed Weekend about intergenerational
0:23.2	power and using it as a way to find our voices and take on collective challenges.
0:29.3	You're Amanda after a short break.
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1:13.8	Hi, I'm Tom Rebick-Karnack and I'm one of the hosts of Outrage and Optimism, a Ted
1:17.3	podcast.
1:18.6	Is it too late to avert the climate crisis?
1:21.5	This is increasingly the question that is on everyone's lips.
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