inspired by the night singer songwriter. finds her inspiration when most of us are asleep. just out of university but poet amanda gorman's books shot to number one and number 2 on amazon and the us that was right after she brought many to tears with her poem the help we climb at the swearing in of president joe biden and by the way one of those bestsellers isn't even out yet here's more a poet steps up to the microphone and the whole world listens. amanda gorman was the star of the inauguration stealing the show from the politicians and pop luminaries who came before her through the sheer power of her words being american is more than the pride we inherit it's the past we step into and how we

repair it. the 22 year old told reporters that her inauguration poem had been influenced by the violent scenes at the capitol on wednesday january 6th. a message of hope and i think that wednesday for me just underscored how much that was needed but not turn a blind eye to the crux of. her work deals with racism feminism and repression she sees her poetry as activism but on this day hope was center stage for there was always liked if only were brave enough to see it if only were brave enough to be. this was a big day not only for the new president joe biden but also for amanda gorman.

the young poet from los angeles touched hearts at a moment when many in the u.s. are yearning for healing and unity. amanda gorman and overnight sensation i'm joined by my colleague adrian kennedy for more enduring what do we know about her well she she's not a complete unknown she was of course the youth the youth poet nori it's in $27.00 saying when that program started the very 1st one that was quite an achievement to win that national competition held at the library of congress was still a teenager over the last year or so she has also written stirring poems on various occasions thanksgiving independence day and as a response to the black lives matter process poems that were board cost on the major networks morning show but of course the research contribution to the inauguration of joe biden that's now catapulted her into the public consciousness that's right you mentioned her 2 books going to the top of the box charts. twitter

account went from $50000.00 followers before the inauguration to more than a 1000000 in less than 24 hours so a whole new level of fame wow and of course she's $22.00 so her instagram blew up as well here she is reacting. really. not not. just. followers and even post any. support coming in after this. very excited i think it's actually more than 2000000 now goldman also posted pictures of her mother who is of course referenced in the poem with the line a skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother she showed her mom giving up on the heels.

story of harry truman very human and here's her with the clintons hillary clinton later tweeted about the young poets stated desire to run for president in 2036 saying i can't quite well an amazing day for gore a man who clearly has a lot of charisma her poem derby hill we climb also demands attention with listen in to another key moment. we are striving to florence or union with purpose to compose a country committed to all cultures colors characters in conditions of man and so we lift our gaze it's not what stands between us but what stands before us we close the divide because we know to put our 1st we must 1st put our differences aside we lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another we seek harmed quite

a performance and what really struck me is how she stressed that america is this unfinished project yes and also democracy is an unfinished project another line was democracy can be periodically delayed it can never be permanently defeated so this idea this philosophers idea of a democracy that has to be constantly reforged. also have echoes of langston hughes his poem that america be america again goldman said she also studied martin luther king before writing a poem i think that shines through absolutely and she was wearing a cape. ring in order of the poet maya angelou and she obviously has been blowing up the internet but she is not the only one adrian there was some idle chatter about a few others too there were a lot of memes for example of left leaning science of bernie sanders who was democratic presidential candidate is very popular progressive he made an

interesting fashion statement with his mittens people had a lot of fun with that and lady gaga was also a subject of conversation about her dress and whether she was channeling the hunger games mockingjay. with the giant. but also plenty of praise for her impressive take on star spangled banner. amazing that amanda gorman even managed to put lady gaga in the shadows so they drink out of the thanks so much thank you now to another young woman making headlines 17 year old disney star olivia rudd rigo her debut song driver's license hit us charts at number one this month and it just keeps breaking records. grigory go now holds records for most requested song in a day on alexa and most streamed song in

a week on spotify fueled by the song's popularity on take tok. and art installation of pink seesaws stretching across the us mexico border has won a prize from london's design museum the temporary installation back in 2019 briefly allowed families on both sides of the border to play together the prize for its creators came as new u.s. president joe biden halted construction on the hotly debated barrier wall started by his predecessor donald trump. and china is marking the upcoming one year anniversary of the will lock down with a huge propaganda exhibition celebrating the city's triumph over the coronavirus the people's republic has been working hard to control the narrative around the anniversary it wants to portray the pandemics epicenter as a city reborn. well even if you don't know very

name out as oboe you may have heard her music on t.v. series including grey's anatomy lovesick and dark the danish musician writes her tender melancholic pop songs alone usually at night. when night falls in berlin on us all those starts getting created. the danish musician wrote most of her latest album myopia at night she walked the empty streets of her adopted home of berlin in search of inspiration. i think i like the night because things. are in their way turned. into up

with it so. it's also a time when you're alone with your own cold you can't run away from. sort of the moment of truth in a way. out us or will compose his her songs by herself in her studio. the 39 year old often works in complete isolation just honest oboe a piano and the solitude of the night. can get this feeling then too i left all alone and everybody's forgotten about here so in a way it can feel completely left alone in a way and i think i like that for making music. she often

starts with an improvised melody. wrote that thought. that like a story like somebody. told story like this to. construct their story around the movie and then. jumping with it tending to pull. together when i went over there we have. the artist has released 4 studio albums since 2010 she hasn't burned up any charts but she has gained a worldwide following with her delicate often melancholy songs they've been strained millions of times. combines classical instruments like the cello and piano

with digital effects in her compositions sometimes her pitched voice is barely recognizable. ringback and the. in. the. for live appearances she arranges her nocturnal solo sessions as concert pieces to be performed with several other musicians here she verses for a tour that was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic ready. we have been playing with other people. and they develop also in your ideas then you have like that the will of the p.a. . it's not. something real tangible. live or recorded day or night. transports listeners into

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