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Amanda Gorman made history at the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, becoming the US’s youngest inaugural poet. Watch her full TED Talk:

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  1. Damian Hernandez

    December 16, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    Not really

    • BM Rave

      December 16, 2022 at 5:13 pm

      Reflect

    • Damian Hernandez

      December 16, 2022 at 5:16 pm

      @BM Rave ?

    • Dimitros

      December 16, 2022 at 5:39 pm

      Not an argument

  2. Rusty Heyman

    December 16, 2022 at 5:12 pm

    Art is truth expressed.

  3. Shadøw

    December 16, 2022 at 5:16 pm

    Politics these days is just yelling matches and divide and conquer tactics. I’m not getting involved in any of that

    • Dimitros

      December 16, 2022 at 5:38 pm

      Always has been

    • Inversion

      December 16, 2022 at 5:47 pm

      I understand, although some issues are important.

  4. Ella L.

    December 16, 2022 at 5:17 pm

    I know I should be focusing on what she’s saying, but my god is she beautiful! 🤯

  5. Shadøw

    December 16, 2022 at 5:17 pm

    You can ask charged and challenging questions without being political

    • Dimitros

      December 16, 2022 at 5:38 pm

      Nope, you can’t. Challenging the system is ALWAYS political

    • Tommy

      December 16, 2022 at 6:03 pm

      @Dimitros when did they mention the system?

    • Dimitros

      December 16, 2022 at 6:10 pm

      ​@Tommy

      Charged and challenging for whom? The system, the status quo

  6. PalemoonTwilight

    December 16, 2022 at 5:20 pm

    Art is history and future. Art is present. Art is now.

  7. Mike Lentz

    December 16, 2022 at 5:21 pm

    Not true at all….there is a space of conversation beyond the political domain. In fact you could make a case that the attempt by people to make everything political is thrown everyone unnecessarily into the arena in a very combative manor where we don’t have an honest unemotional grownup conversation anymore. This exudes I’m oppressed/victim so shut up and hear me. If you don’t your ignorant and evil. This feels like a rally cry to slay a dragon that’s not there.

    • Dimitros

      December 16, 2022 at 5:37 pm

      Actually every conversation regarding the material world IS political

    • Inversion

      December 16, 2022 at 5:48 pm

      ​@Dimitros No it isn’t, you can loosely associated random things to politics, but not everything is political like food preference.

    • Dimitros

      December 16, 2022 at 5:55 pm

      @Inversion

      Are you sure about that? Ask a neonazis what they think about watermelon and fried chicken.

      Ask a leftist what they think about caviar.

      Ask a soviet what they think about Coca-Cola

      Ask a maga what they think about bugs

    • tabularasa

      December 16, 2022 at 7:14 pm

      The three examples of poetry that Ms. Gorman gives in this short video are: at a protest, in a history class, and at the Statue of Liberty. *All* of these things have to do with policy and politics. Politics are about public matters, civic affairs, living in a society. Policy is EVERYTHING. If we still lived in a time before industry, before agriculture, before civilization, then your comment might be accurate. But we don’t. Everything around us, from the contents of your shampoo bottle, to the way you commute to work or school– everything exists in the form that it does because of politics.

      It seems that the *real* issue you present here is your frustration with the combative nature of discussing policy goals. Does it always have to be so combative? I would say, no. If you are familiar with the Socratic method, with arguing in good faith, with using logic and reason and critical thinking, then you know that productive dialogue *is possible* to further understanding between people on different sides of an issue. But– there *must* be a willingness from all involved to actually participate fairly in this dialogue. If we have folks with a bullhorn, shouting words of fear and nonsense, presenting fiction as fact, with the intent of drowning out the words from their opponent– then yes, we have nothing but highly emotional combativeness, and therefore improving policies becomes much harder

    • Guadalupe Estrada

      December 16, 2022 at 7:16 pm

      ​@Inversion I think this is a good argument. I don’t agree with the premise, though, that this breaks down her own poetic argument shown in this short. She’s looking for poetry in power struggles, and, I believe, she is saying that meaning is what makes the poem, not the subject. My interpretation of her words here is that people telling her to not seek meaning in power struggle for fear of the subject itself do not understand the real power of poetry.

  8. KeepcoolGames

    December 16, 2022 at 5:28 pm

    This girl confused

    • Dimitros

      December 16, 2022 at 5:36 pm

      How so?

    • Sollertia_

      December 17, 2022 at 12:42 am

      ​@Dimitros she thinks political ideas expressed nicely is poetry rather than poetry being a medium that can express political ideas among others. At least that’s my impression based on this short.

    • Dimitros

      December 17, 2022 at 4:45 pm

      ​@Sollertia_
      Can you elaborate further?

    • Sollertia_

      December 17, 2022 at 5:07 pm

      @Dimitros Sure, I’ll give it a quick go. TLDR: look at the title of this video – “Using your voice is a political choice”. She claims that as long as you use your voice, it must be political. Sure, it can be political, but can you not talk about the weather without it being political or oppressed?

      In the short, she raises several texts (and a speech?) that have political history and claims those to be poetry, regardless of form. Assuming that her impression of poetry = aesthetic use of language and since she’s politically interested and invested, she clearly sees those examples as beautiful and therefore poetry. Well, to some extent that’s fine and all, but then she makes a logical error: since she finds certain politically charged language to be considered poetry, she defines poetry as necessarily being political. Not her poetry, or her preferences for poetry, but poetry as a whole. We know this isn’t true because even if poetry is an aesthetic use of language to express some meaning (which is fair enough), there can be many meanings which can be conveyed that are easily non-political. Maybe a love poem, a descriptive poem of nature, a linguistic poem for the sake of being a challenge to be penned? With this premise being so flawed, there’s no need to further elaborate on her other leaps afterwards. (like how there are non-political challenging questions, whether or not poetry really is “at the pulse of the most dangerous…” and however it went, etc.)

  9. Matt

    December 16, 2022 at 5:38 pm

    Politics is rooted in power and not philosophy like it should be. Politics will remain corrupt until that changes.

    • Dimitros

      December 16, 2022 at 5:40 pm

      Politics and Philosophy are interconnected. See Plato, Socrates, Comfucius, Seneca etc..

  10. Dimitros

    December 16, 2022 at 5:41 pm

    Powerful message! 💪

  11. Mat

    December 16, 2022 at 6:04 pm

    Coming from an American with drag-sponsored events at schools, school shootings and prolific pedo-lists which are kept quiet and swept under the rug, this is just bullshit. People listen to what they wanna hear, and the louder monkey always has the final say even if it is wrong.

    • Dimitros

      December 16, 2022 at 6:10 pm

      How is it bullshit? Each and every problem you just mentioned is solved through political action.

      Protest and vote for better representatives?

    • Mat

      December 16, 2022 at 6:42 pm

      @Dimitros Both republicans and democrats candidates had become the president and nothing has changed in those regards. Choice is an illusion.

    • Dimitros

      December 16, 2022 at 7:33 pm

      So you just give up?

  12. Craig Keller

    December 16, 2022 at 6:21 pm

    Brilliant young woman. There is hope for us.

  13. Marvelous Ifezue

    December 16, 2022 at 7:48 pm

    I wasn’t listening to what she was saying, didn’t bother to check if what sje was saying was in line with my belief

    The only thing that came to my mind is

    Dang she is gorgeous af, I couldn’t srop staring at her

    And I dont mean this in a creepy kind of way

    • Dimitros

      December 16, 2022 at 8:41 pm

      Dude, how messed up your attention span is if you can’t even watch a short video?? 😂😂🤣😂

    • DD PWE

      December 16, 2022 at 11:06 pm

      @Dimitros Not only that, but the simple fact they could have watched it again. Then actually made a constructive comment, but nahhh, that’s too much extra work =P

  14. Bob Charlie

    December 16, 2022 at 8:48 pm

    So true. Very true

  15. 《¡ļļ¡ng Reaļ¡ty

    December 16, 2022 at 9:14 pm

    Its not poetry, its just you thinking you’re a important part of anything but rewriting others ideas. They’re really asking her to just stop.

  16. Chaz McGooski

    December 16, 2022 at 9:28 pm

    Religion —> culture —> politics

  17. burgercide

    December 16, 2022 at 9:38 pm

    No disrespect, but no, not all poetry is political.

  18. Demilade Kayode

    December 16, 2022 at 10:18 pm

    who is this?

  19. Luke Ebes

    December 16, 2022 at 11:30 pm

    She’s gorgeous

  20. Jimmer Kerlin

    December 16, 2022 at 11:50 pm

    Help me to understand this… is she saying that she cannot write a poem without having politically charged racism?
    I listened several times and that is what I kept getting, which is a shame because she’s a beautiful young lady that should be using her talents to bring people together not tear them apart.

    • Joe

      December 17, 2022 at 12:55 am

      Maybe do some self reflection if what she said bothered you that much. Weird comment.

    • Dwayne Dibbley

      December 17, 2022 at 1:59 am

      @Joe nah bro you need to check yourself people can be more than their politics. So boring when it’s all someone goes on about

    • Joe

      December 17, 2022 at 2:55 am

      @Dwayne Dibbley no one is forcing you to read it. Lol

  21. Obi Okehie

    December 17, 2022 at 12:04 am

    What’s her name?

    • karma virumque

      December 17, 2022 at 2:41 pm

      Amanda Gorman

  22. ひーひー

    December 17, 2022 at 2:46 am

    美しい❤❤❤

  23. Vedant Shah

    December 17, 2022 at 2:58 am

    Plato might have a different opinion

  24. Brotha Buddha

    December 17, 2022 at 3:56 am

    “They buried us but didnt know we were seeds”. Powerful, she is gorgeous!

    • 13

      December 17, 2022 at 6:38 pm

      Its actually by greek poet dinos christianopoulos

  25. Joseph Guglielmo

    December 17, 2022 at 6:46 am

    I see a person who has no color…..but others give him value for they see a brother
    Who is now inept in the elected role
    And all thats done is my Hope he stole
    When oh when will there be peace from Them
    When will they see their part is the stem

  26. DownSvapo

    December 17, 2022 at 8:47 am

    Nah

  27. Edyson

    December 17, 2022 at 9:23 am

    Love it!

  28. Презент Боксы

    December 17, 2022 at 11:05 am

    i didn’t understand at least a half of this speech, but i very like this accent such a cool pronounce

  29. John Mandreik

    December 17, 2022 at 2:04 pm

    I love the intensety of her voice:) that makes the truth hit harder👍🏻

  30. Melisa Kızgın

    December 17, 2022 at 2:26 pm

    girl is so so so beautiful

  31. done 7

    December 17, 2022 at 2:45 pm

    Poetry is about anything

  32. Caspar Krejbich

    December 17, 2022 at 5:58 pm

    So well said

  33. telly tale

    December 18, 2022 at 1:22 pm

    Nice

  34. Steve Lopynski

    December 18, 2022 at 4:38 pm

    This is why they stop teaching poetry in schools

  35. Микола Скляренко

    December 18, 2022 at 9:57 pm

    I could be wrong, but I think this lady read poetry at Biden’s inauguration.

  36. Shea Mills

    December 18, 2022 at 9:58 pm

    seed here 😂

  37. 555Trout

    December 19, 2022 at 2:37 am

    Wtf is she slurring about?

  38. Konstantin Konstantinov

    December 19, 2022 at 7:08 am

    Хорошая😍

  39. Kevin Wilkes

    December 19, 2022 at 1:55 pm

    Worst “poet” of all time

  40. mario kery

    December 19, 2022 at 6:50 pm

    Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people will be banned from thinking so As not to offend the Imbicels.
    Dostoyevsky.

  41. seth mcsnotter

    December 20, 2022 at 3:18 am

    Maybe they are trying to chalage you to help you expand your abilities

  42. Bob Herk

    December 20, 2022 at 1:50 pm

    🙂

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