Gorman cautions parents to be awake to the rise in book bans across the country, which will primarily impact children of middle and low-income families.

It’s about what it means to be a young person in a generation that is going to end, and is currently changing the world,” the lauded poet said of her new book.

Amanda Gorman made her voice heard in January 2021 while reading the poem for President Joe Biden ... president when she’s of age in 2036. “I hope my mark,” she said, “is being a wordsmith ...