On January 20^th, the inauguration ceremony of the 46^th president of the U.S. was held. There was a woman wearing a yellow coat who drew as much attention as the new president, Joe Biden. It is Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet ever to perform at a presidential inauguration at the age of 22. She touched many people's hearts and received much praise by reciting the poem "The Hill We Climb," wishing for American unity and reconciliation. Particularly, the phrase "For there is always light / If only we're we've seen it / If only we're we've been hurt to be it" healed the wounds of divided American society. She is a poet and activist who has written poems and made herself a voice on social justice. Let's take a look at her life struggling for social change.

  Born in 1998 and raised in Los Angeles, Amanda Gorman suffered from auditory disorder and a speech impediment since childhood. However, she overcame her disabilities through speech practice along with writing and music. At age 14, she joined and attended WriteGirl, a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles that helps teen girls learn creative writing through monthly workshops and one-on-one mentoring. "I used writing one as a form of self-expression to get my word on the page but then it also metamorphosed into it down speech pathology," she told CNBC in a January interview. Particularly, she was unable to say 'r' until two or three years ago, but she overcame the impediment by memorizing and reciting the lyrics of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical "Hamilton." According to the Los Angeles Times, she was able to succeed as a storyteller, saying that the disorder made her listen carefully and attentively to her pronunciation. After that, recognized for her outstanding poetry, she was named the Los Angeles Youth Poet Laureate in 2014, and the first U.S. National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017 at the age of 19 while attending Harvard University. She said she writes poems about social change and justice. One of her most well-known works is "The Miracle of Morning," and she comforted people who were tired of the COVID-19 pandemic by writing and reciting the poem. Amanda Gorman is also a well-known activist striving to fix social problems. In 2016, she established an organization called One Pen One Page providing writing programs for underserved youth to make their voice and change the world. Moreover, according to the Los Angeles Times, she has raised her voice on various social issues such as racism, police brutality, and detention of migrant children.

  Amanda Gorman is a leading U.S. poet and activist who sings about social justice and change in many ways. She introduces herself as "Poet. Writer. Dreamer" on her Instagram account. It is well-deserved to have achieved her dream of a poet after overcoming her disability. CAH expects Amanda Gorman to make a just society through her poetry and activities.