Amanda Gorman

Amanda Gorman: Biography in Details

Who is Amanda Gorman?

Amanda Gorman is a renowned American poet and activist. She is the first person who hold the title of the National Youth Poet Laureate in the United States.

Gorman is widely recognized for her work which acted on the issue of feminism, race, oppression, marginalization, and the African diaspora.

Amanda Gorman: Age, Family, Siblings, Ethnicity

Gorman was born on the 7th of March 1998, in Los Angeles, California. Her full name is Amanda Sarah Chase Gorman. At present, she is 23 years old and her Zodiac sign is Pisces.

Amanda Gorman was raised by her single mother Joan Wicks. Her mother is a 6th-grade English teacher in Watts. She holds an American nationality and is of African-American ethnicity.

Amanda has a twin sister named Gabrielle who is also an activist and filmmaker. She has also another sister whose name is not known at the moment.

Education

Amanda Gorman studied at New Roads, a private school in Santa Monica for K-12. Afterward, she received a scholarship from Milken Family Foundation College.

In 2020, she graduated cum laude from Harvard College in sociology as a member of Phi Beta. Similarly, she studies her semester in Madrid, Spain supported by IES Abroad in 2019.

Talking about her early life, she described herself at a young as a ‘weird child’ who enjoyed reading and writing and was encouraged by her mother. She grew up in a limited television access environment.

Amanda Gorman: Professional Life, Career

• In 2016, Amanda Gorman established the nonprofit organization One Pen One Page, a youth writing and leadership program.  Firstly, Gorman was inspired by Pakistani Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai to come out as a youth advocate.
• Her first poetry book title The One for Over the last two years was released in 2015. Similarly, she became the first author to be featured on XQ Institute’s Book of the Month in 2017.
• In September 2017, Amanda Gorman performed at the inauguration of Tracy K. Smit as Poet Laureate of the United States. Similarly, she presents her poem, ‘The Hill We Climb’ at Joe Biden’s Inauguration on January 20, 2021.
• Amanda Gorman has released several books such as The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough (2015), The Hill We Climb: Poems(2021), The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country (2021), Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem(2021).
• Recently, Amanda Gorman starred in an episode of the web series, Some Good News hosted by John Krasinski. In the show, she virtually met Oprah Winfrey and issued a virtual commencement speech.

Awards & Achievement

• Amanda Gorman won the OZY Genius Award and a $10,000 grant in 2017.
• In 2018, she was named one of Glamour magazine’s College Women of the Year.
• Amanda Gorman was listed on The Root’s Young Futurists in 2019.
• Lately, she listed in the 2021 Time magazine in Time 100 Next under the category of Phenoms.

Rumors, Controversy

To date, Amanda has not been part of any sort of rumors and disputes that create headlines in the media. However, she is hypersensitive to sound because she has an auditory processing disorder.

During childhood, she also had a speech impediment, a type of communication disorder where normal speech is disrupted.

How much does Amanda Gorman earn?

As of 2023, Amanda Gorman has an estimated $2 million net worth throughout her prolific career. However, the exact figure of her yearly income and other assets hasn’t yet been disclosed.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Amanda Gorman stands at the height of 5 feet 5 inches and her weight is around 55 kg. She has a beautiful black pair of eyes and black hair as well. Moreover, she wears a 35 C bra cup size and her shoe size is 5 (US).

Social Media

Amanda Gorman has verified social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. She has more than 989k followers on her Facebook page.

Similarly, she is active on Instagram with nearly 3.7m followers. She has over 1.5m on her Twitter account. On her Instagram, she follows personalities like Arina Grande, Blair Imani, Chris Evans, and more.

Trivia

• At present, Amanda Gorman is 2 years old.
• Her Zodiac sign is Pisces.

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