The Poet Who Wants To Be A President
Amanda Gorman, the black girl who had a speech impediment reads a poem full of alliteration, assonance, turning contrasts from negative to positive. "blade - bridges'. The past we step into. delaying democracy. delayed - not defeated. Eyes on us. hour - power. fierce and free. merge mercy with might. wounded world.sun-baked south, nook or our nation. battered and beautiful. out of the shade unagraid. " She ends that there is always light, if we are 'brave enought to see it, brave enough to be it.'
About the Author
Angela Lansbury, the author of 20 books including Wedding Speeches & Toasts, and Quick Quotations, has lived in the USA, Spain and Singapore.
She belongs to several Toastmasters International clubs and has several blogs and writes daily on at least two of the following:
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