Amanda Gorman books top bestselling lists after soul-stirring inaugural poem
Two upcoming books on Amazon’s bestseller list within hours after the resounding delivery of her poem at the swearing-in
Kenya Evelyn from Washington
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Sat 23 Jan 2021 06.09 AEDT
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Amanda Gorman’s star continued its remarkable climb Thursday following the presidential laureate’s resounding delivery of her poem during the US presidential inauguration.
Within hours of Wednesday’s delivery, her soul-stirring reading of The Hill We Climb, at the swearing-in of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris had landed the 22-year-old’s two upcoming books at the top of Amazon’s bestseller list.
“I am on the floor. My books are number 1 and number 2 on Amazon after day 1,” the Los Angeles native wrote on Twitter.
Gorman, who described herself as a book worm as a child, overcame a speech impediment in her youth to become the first US national youth poet laureate in 2017.
She has now joined the ranks of inaugural poets such as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou.
With the honor of being the youngest poet in US history to mark the transition of presidential power, the Harvard University graduate’s poetry collection, also titled The Hill We Climb, , debuted at the top of the online retailer’s sales charts.
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