Activist and poet Amanda Gorman, who was the first laureate of the national youth poet, recited an original poem before Sunday The Super Bowl game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Gorman’s poem, “Captains’ Chorus,” celebrated and introduced the three honorary captains – Pittsburgh-based maritime veteran James Martin, who is a volunteer with the Wounded Warrior Project and works with at-risk children, the Los Angeles Trimaine educator Davis and the Tampa nurse. manager Suzie Dorner – who was specially invited to the NFL game.
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Gorman, 22, is the first poet to ever recite poetry at a Super Bowl game. “These are the times when I strive in my life, that is, to bring poetry to places we least expect, so that we can fully face the ways in which it can heal and resurrect us,” he said. she. Trevor Noah on “The Daily Show.”
The young activist, who recited several original works commissioned by “CBS This Morning, “became a viral sensation when he performed his original poem” The Hill We Climb “at the inauguration of President Biden. the youngest poet to recite a poem at a presidential inauguration.
she said “CBS This Morning” co-host Anthony Mason then: “Poetry is a weapon. It’s an instrument of social change … and poetry is one of the most political arts out there because it requires you to break and destabilize the language. in which you work. ”Inherently, you push yourself against the status quo. And so for me, it has always been in that tradition of telling the truth. “
Gorman’s poetry followed the musical performances of HER, R&B artist and Grammy Award-winning pop star Jazmine Sullivan and Grammy-nominated country singer Eric Church. HER, who won a Grammy, sang “America The Beautiful,” while Sullivan and Church gave an original rendition of the national anthem. Performer ASL Warren “Wawa” Snipe he also signed the two songs.
