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Poet Amanda Gorman recites a poem during the Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Gabrielle Lurie / The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Gorman complainer linked to Proud Boys

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Amanda Gorman poem yanked over 1 parent

Tatyana Tandanpolie
AnnaLynne McCord and Amanda Gorman (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Viral poems in a time of war

Alison Stine
Regé-Jean Page in "Bridgerton" and President Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Netflix/Getty Images)

Stuttering and restoring democracy

Roshaya Rodness
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American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington DC on January 20, 2021. (PATRICK SEMANSKY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Why spoken word poetry belongs in school

Kathleen M. Alley, Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Wendy R. Williams - The Conversation
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Alexander Carter - The Conversation
American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington DC on January 20, 2021. (PATRICK SEMANSKY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The power of Gorman's inauguration poem

Jon Skolnik, Ashlie D. Stevens
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