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This Happened – March 7: Happy Birthday Amanda Gorman

This Happened - March 7: Happy Birthday Amanda Gorman

Updated March 7, 2024 at 12:05 p.m. American poet and activist Amanda Gorman was born on this day in Los Angeles in 1998. Who is Amanda Gorman? Amanda Gorman gained widespread recognition after delivering her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20, 2021. This poem reflects on […]

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Translating Amanda Gorman, The Absurdity Of Identity Profiling

Amanda Gorman at the Biden-Harris inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021
Amanda Gorman at the Biden-Harris inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021 Europa Press/Contacto/ZUMA

After the young Black American poet’s breakthrough at Biden’s inauguration, some say her work shouldn’t be translated by white non-women. One woman writer from Martinique says these critics are undermining the essence of translation.

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