Amanda Gorman Shocks America with Soaring Poetry
Millions around the world were shell-shocked when 22-year-old poet and Harvard grad Amanda Gorman arrived on stage to read her original poem, titled “The Hill We Climb”. Gordan was a true Goddess Rising, wearing a sunny yellow Prada coat, gifted to her as a virtual guest of the brand’s Spring 2021 show.
Paper Magazine writes that Gorman was also a speaker at the Prada Group's 2019 "Shaping a Future Sustainable Society" conference held in partnership with Yale and Politecnico di Milano. The young poet held a round table to discuss the ways businesses can navigate the changing landscape.
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Gorman, 22, is the youngest inaugural poet , following in the footsteps of other famous poets like Maya Angelou and her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” and Elizabeth Alexander.
Opray Winfrey gifted Gordon her jewelry: Nikos Koulis earrings and an Of Rare Origin “caged bird” ring, paying tribute to Maya Angelou. Oprah had gifted Maya Angelou the coat she wore at Bill Clinton’s 1993 inauguration and wanted to give one to Gordan as well. The young poet with multiple godmothers had already settled on the yellow Prada coat, a decision also influenced by Miuccia’s feminist credentials.
“I would be nowhere without the women whose footsteps I dance in,” Gorman tweeted. “Here’s to the women who have climbed my hills before.”
