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Amanda Gorman’s poetry shows why spoken word belongs in school

by Kathleen M. Alley, Mukoma Wa Ngugi and Wendy R. Williams, for The Conversation

Editor’s note: Not long after Amanda Gorman recited one of her poems at the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Jan. 20, three of her forthcoming books skyrocketed to three of the top four spots on Amazon. She was also selected to recite an original poem for Super Bowl LV. Here, three scholars of poetry […]