WASHINGTON (AP/1010 WINS) — Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew.”
Gorman is 22, by far the youngest inaugural poet since Robert Frost read for John F. Kennedy in 1961.
She quoted biblical scripture and echoed the oratory of Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. among others as she recited her poem at President Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday.
She referred to the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, an event that she said helped inspire her to finish her poem, ``The Hill We Climb.''
Oprah Winfrey sent Gorman a pair of gold hoops with a hanging diamond from Nikos Koulis's Energy Collection, as well as a birdcage ring by Of Rare Origin to wear to the inauguration.
The pieces honor previous inauguration poet Maya Angelou, author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." Gorman paired the jewelry with a bright yellow Prada coat, yellow being her favorite color.
