The young poet, Amanda Gorman, at the nomination of Joe Biden, January 20, 2021. -

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With a poem of her own composition and verses calling for the unity of the United States, the young African-American poet, Amanda Gorma, captivated the public this Wednesday during the inauguration ceremony of Joe Biden.

The 22-year-old from Los Angeles recited a poem she wrote herself.

Entitled "The hill we climb", this text refers to Capitol Hill, where supporters of Donald Trump have

"Best young poet" in the country

Her text, which she wrote in one go after this murderous assault, evokes "a force that will break our Nation, rather than share it".

"This effort has almost succeeded / but if democracy may be delayed at times, it cannot be permanently suppressed."

In a calm voice, she chanted her rhymes, accompanying them with graceful movements, not letting a stuttering pierce that, like Joe Biden, affected her in her childhood.

And who also pushed her to write, to compensate.

The poet described herself as "a skinny black girl, descended from slaves, raised by a single mother," who finds herself "reciting" before a president.

A child prodigy, she won her first poetry award at age 16, and was crowned the country's "best young poet" three years later, while studying sociology at prestigious Harvard University.

Her name blown by Jill Biden

Before her, five other poets, including Robert Frost and Maya Angelou, attended the investiture ceremonies of US presidents, but none were so young.

According to the American press, his name was whispered to the organizers of the ceremony by Jill Biden, the wife of the 46th president, who had attended one of his readings.

Their order, placed in December: that she write an ode to "United America", echoing the speech of the Democrat.

His text bends to it, without denying the challenges of the present.

“We are going to turn this wounded world into another, wonderful one.

"" There is always light if we are brave enough to see it.

If only we were brave enough to be.

"

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