During the presidential ceremony of the United States of America, the world witnessed history being created in front of its eyes. We saw Kamala Harris become the first woman and woman of colour to become the vice-president. We saw Donald Trump leave the White House for the last time (finally!). And we saw extraordinary Amanda Gorman impress everyone with her poem The Hill We Climb.
The 22-year-old took the stage which has been earlier graced by icons like Robert Frost, Maya Angelou. She is also the youngest person to achieve this feat.
Within a matter of a few hours, she became a name to reckon with, and we couldn’t help but read/listen to every poem of hers that we could find on the internet. Here they are:
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So powerful.
