An introduction to poet Amanda Gorman, beyond her iconic reading of “The Hill We Climb” at the 2021 inauguration. Amanda is the first National Youth Poet Laureate and has written three bestselling books.

Amanda broadens the concept of who can be a poet and what topics poetry can cover.

This lesson emphasizes the importance of reading to formulate your own poetic voice and build a reservoir of references.

Amanda offers an example of how to use the practice of close reading in poetry.

This lesson includes tips and tools to overcome obstacles so that you can begin the writing process.

Amanda teaches the fundamentals of how to approach and conduct research for poetry writing.

This in-depth lesson uses Amanda’s personal journals to show how she brainstormed portions of her newly published book, Call Us What We Carry.

Amanda teaches you some of the key rhetorical tools that lead to powerful poetic writing.

Amanda defines what a poetic voice is, how to find your own, and how it works as the “calling card” of a poet.

Amanda goes through the step-by-step process of poetry revision and completion.

In this in-depth lesson, Amanda demonstrates poetry editing and revision with an on-set revision of a student’s poem.

Amanda discusses her performance role models—people like Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Day-Lewis and Beyoncé—and how inspiration from others’ performances can be applied to your own.

Amanda teaches various tools to bring out your best poetic performance.

Amanda gives an in-depth lesson on poetry performance with a guided walk-through performance of a student’s poem.

Amanda gives advice on how you can help build a community of poets and find ways to grow your career—no matter where you live.

Amanda breaks down the behind-the-scenes elements of her famous performance at the 2021 presidential inauguration.