Amanda Gorman brings poetry to Super Bowl, honors essential workers

Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet commanded the spotlight on one of the country's biggest stages, the Super Bowl on Sunday. The poem was a tribute to three people for their contributions during the pandemic.

Tampa, Florida: Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet who stirred America at the inauguration of President Joseph Biden last month, again commanded the spotlight on one of the country's biggest stages, the Super Bowl.

Gorman read an original poem Sunday during the pregame festivities in Tampa, Florida.

The poem was a tribute to three people for their contributions during the pandemic: educator Trimaine Davis, nurse manager Suzie Dorner and Marine veteran James Martin. Gorman didn't perform on the field but in a taped video montage. Said Gorman: "While we honor them today, it is they who every day honor us."

Gorman, previously the country's first National Youth Poet Laureate, was the youngest person to ever recite a poem at the U.S. presidential inauguration. Her reading of "The Hill We Climb" at the Capitol immediately became a sensation.

This week, she covers Time Magazine, in an interview conducted by Michelle Obama.

AP

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