American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 20, 2021. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS
22-year-old activist and poet Amanda Gorman, who was the country’s first ever National Youth Poet Laureate and the youngest to recite a poem at a Presidential inauguration (President Joe Biden), marked yet another first in the history books on February 7th, 2021. She became the first poet ever to recite an original poem ahead of the Super Bowl, when she performed before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Gorman’s poem, “Chorus of the Captains,” celebrated and introduced the three honorary captains the Big Game recognized — Pittsburgh-based Marine veteran James Martin, who volunteers with the Wounded Warrior Project and works with at-risk kids; Los Angeles educator Trimaine Davis; and Tampa ICU nurse manager Suzie Dorner.
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