Amanda Gorman Instagram – In all the horror, chaos, and devastation, it is children and families—in Palestine and Israel alike—who bear the bloody burden of a violence they inherited but did not create. Remember at least half of the inhabitants being bombed in Gaza, while currently without food, water, safety or electricity, are children. Remember that Hamas, a brutal, antisemitic terrorist organization, has strategically kidnapped, killed, and assaulted the powerless: countless families and children. The face of war, no matter the parties, is not an aged one, but young, little, and weeping out for us. As @unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell says: “In all wars, it is children who suffer first and suffer most.” If you believe peace and safety is for every child everywhere, donate to @unicef relief efforts. Whatever our religion, politics, nation, or beliefs, we can stand on the side of children, and the small piece of peace we’ve always owed them.
Amanda Gorman Instagram – In all the horror, chaos, and devastation, it is children and families—in Palestine and Israel alike—who bear the bloody burden of a violence they inherited but did not create. Remember at least half of the inhabitants being bombed in Gaza, while currently without food, water, safety or electricity, are children. Remember that Hamas, a brutal, antisemitic terrorist organization, has strategically kidnapped, killed, and assaulted the powerless: countless families and children. The face of war, no matter the parties, is not an aged one, but young, little, and weeping out for us. As @unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell says: “In all wars, it is children who suffer first and suffer most.” If you believe peace and safety is for every child everywhere, donate to @unicef relief efforts. Whatever our religion, politics, nation, or beliefs, we can stand on the side of children, and the small piece of peace we’ve always owed them.
Amanda Gorman Instagram – In all the horror, chaos, and devastation, it is children and families—in Palestine and Israel alike—who bear the bloody burden of a violence they inherited but did not create. Remember at least half of the inhabitants being bombed in Gaza, while currently without food, water, safety or electricity, are children. Remember that Hamas, a brutal, antisemitic terrorist organization, has strategically kidnapped, killed, and assaulted the powerless: countless families and children. The face of war, no matter the parties, is not an aged one, but young, little, and weeping out for us. As @unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell says: “In all wars, it is children who suffer first and suffer most.” If you believe peace and safety is for every child everywhere, donate to @unicef relief efforts. Whatever our religion, politics, nation, or beliefs, we can stand on the side of children, and the small piece of peace we’ve always owed them.
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Like many authors, I was heartbroken when @scholastic Book Fair announced that it has created a separate diversity book case, “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice,” which permits schools to decide whether those books will be accessible at their fairs. My book, Change Sings, a #1 NYT best-seller illustrated by the award-winning Loren Long, was one of these books.
It took me a while to sit in what felt like a betrayal. As an elementary student, for weeks I’d save every single penny I had for the Scholastic Book Fair, because it felt like a free place that invited me to explore and choose for myself what books I wanted to read, what worlds I wanted to access, what stories I could finally find myself reflected within. It was one of the magical moments that made me want to write books for children in the first place.
But the true depth of my disappointment came when I read about all the amazing, impactful books—predominantly by Black, brown, queer, and disabled authors—that won’t make it into the schools because there is now a clear pathway for prohibiting them from general access. I understand that Scholastic made this decision in response to the skyrocketing rise of book bans, which complicates making some books available. But self-censoring the stories we need now more than ever is NOT the answer. And it certainly doesn’t feel like sharing every story—it feels like treating our stories as separate but equal.
As weird as it felt to post about something as simple as books in these chaotic and violent times, I truly believe that stories are where we access each other’s humanity in times of darkness. Scholastic, there are more options than this. I implore you to strategize a new way forward that does not prohibit or punish the stories written by diverse voices. And I also ask anyone reading this who agrees with me—help us fight this story at its root—legislation—by visiting pen.org/action @penamerica for more action we all can take for these stories we love 💛📚
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Heartbroken after losing our family dog, I’m reflecting on how this light and love of my life had been found from a shelter, and how there are so many life-changing dogs still in the same situation. The mission of The Milo Foundation is to rescue adoptable dogs and cats from high-kill animal control shelters and adopt them to loving homes best suited to provide lifetime care. If your life has ever been touched by an animal with a hard start, please consider sharing and donating. Love you my Lulu 💛
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Reposted from @unicefusa:
The call for peace is as timeless as it is urgent. All children in Gaza and Israel must be protected. All children deserve peace.
The stirring words of poet and activist @amandascgorman in “An Ode We Owe” serve as a reminder of the world we strive to build: “For there’s always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it.”
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Heaven has another angel 🪽So hard to say goodbye to Lulu when she’s been our family’s furry friend for most of my life. My dearest love, you have seen me through each hill and valley of childhood and young womanhood. Whenever I stayed up late to write a poem, you stayed by my side until I wrote the last line. You asked to love me, and for nothing more. You changed and cherished me in every way possible, and I miss you deeper than my bones. But now you can rest my sweet, just as is your right after a life of giving. You are free forever, the first and last of your kind. It was an honor to be yours, and for you to be ours. Love always, Amanda
P.S.
This little one came from a shelter, like so many other pets. If you’ve ever had your life touched by an animal with a hard start, please donate to The Milo Foundation (fundraiser in bio) which rescues dogs and cats from high-kill animal control shelters and adopt them to loving homes best suited to provide lifetime care. Love you my Lulu 💛
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Heaven has another angel 🪽So hard to say goodbye to Lulu when she’s been our family’s furry friend for most of my life. My dearest love, you have seen me through each hill and valley of childhood and young womanhood. Whenever I stayed up late to write a poem, you stayed by my side until I wrote the last line. You asked to love me, and for nothing more. You changed and cherished me in every way possible, and I miss you deeper than my bones. But now you can rest my sweet, just as is your right after a life of giving. You are free forever, the first and last of your kind. It was an honor to be yours, and for you to be ours. Love always, Amanda
P.S.
This little one came from a shelter, like so many other pets. If you’ve ever had your life touched by an animal with a hard start, please donate to The Milo Foundation (fundraiser in bio) which rescues dogs and cats from high-kill animal control shelters and adopt them to loving homes best suited to provide lifetime care. Love you my Lulu 💛
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Heaven has another angel 🪽So hard to say goodbye to Lulu when she’s been our family’s furry friend for most of my life. My dearest love, you have seen me through each hill and valley of childhood and young womanhood. Whenever I stayed up late to write a poem, you stayed by my side until I wrote the last line. You asked to love me, and for nothing more. You changed and cherished me in every way possible, and I miss you deeper than my bones. But now you can rest my sweet, just as is your right after a life of giving. You are free forever, the first and last of your kind. It was an honor to be yours, and for you to be ours. Love always, Amanda
P.S.
This little one came from a shelter, like so many other pets. If you’ve ever had your life touched by an animal with a hard start, please donate to The Milo Foundation (fundraiser in bio) which rescues dogs and cats from high-kill animal control shelters and adopt them to loving homes best suited to provide lifetime care. Love you my Lulu 💛
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Heaven has another angel 🪽So hard to say goodbye to Lulu when she’s been our family’s furry friend for most of my life. My dearest love, you have seen me through each hill and valley of childhood and young womanhood. Whenever I stayed up late to write a poem, you stayed by my side until I wrote the last line. You asked to love me, and for nothing more. You changed and cherished me in every way possible, and I miss you deeper than my bones. But now you can rest my sweet, just as is your right after a life of giving. You are free forever, the first and last of your kind. It was an honor to be yours, and for you to be ours. Love always, Amanda
P.S.
This little one came from a shelter, like so many other pets. If you’ve ever had your life touched by an animal with a hard start, please donate to The Milo Foundation (fundraiser in bio) which rescues dogs and cats from high-kill animal control shelters and adopt them to loving homes best suited to provide lifetime care. Love you my Lulu 💛
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Heaven has another angel 🪽So hard to say goodbye to Lulu when she’s been our family’s furry friend for most of my life. My dearest love, you have seen me through each hill and valley of childhood and young womanhood. Whenever I stayed up late to write a poem, you stayed by my side until I wrote the last line. You asked to love me, and for nothing more. You changed and cherished me in every way possible, and I miss you deeper than my bones. But now you can rest my sweet, just as is your right after a life of giving. You are free forever, the first and last of your kind. It was an honor to be yours, and for you to be ours. Love always, Amanda
P.S.
This little one came from a shelter, like so many other pets. If you’ve ever had your life touched by an animal with a hard start, please donate to The Milo Foundation (fundraiser in bio) which rescues dogs and cats from high-kill animal control shelters and adopt them to loving homes best suited to provide lifetime care. Love you my Lulu 💛
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Heaven has another angel 🪽So hard to say goodbye to Lulu when she’s been our family’s furry friend for most of my life. My dearest love, you have seen me through each hill and valley of childhood and young womanhood. Whenever I stayed up late to write a poem, you stayed by my side until I wrote the last line. You asked to love me, and for nothing more. You changed and cherished me in every way possible, and I miss you deeper than my bones. But now you can rest my sweet, just as is your right after a life of giving. You are free forever, the first and last of your kind. It was an honor to be yours, and for you to be ours. Love always, Amanda
P.S.
This little one came from a shelter, like so many other pets. If you’ve ever had your life touched by an animal with a hard start, please donate to The Milo Foundation (fundraiser in bio) which rescues dogs and cats from high-kill animal control shelters and adopt them to loving homes best suited to provide lifetime care. Love you my Lulu 💛
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Heaven has another angel 🪽So hard to say goodbye to Lulu when she’s been our family’s furry friend for most of my life. My dearest love, you have seen me through each hill and valley of childhood and young womanhood. Whenever I stayed up late to write a poem, you stayed by my side until I wrote the last line. You asked to love me, and for nothing more. You changed and cherished me in every way possible, and I miss you deeper than my bones. But now you can rest my sweet, just as is your right after a life of giving. You are free forever, the first and last of your kind. It was an honor to be yours, and for you to be ours. Love always, Amanda
P.S.
This little one came from a shelter, like so many other pets. If you’ve ever had your life touched by an animal with a hard start, please donate to The Milo Foundation (fundraiser in bio) which rescues dogs and cats from high-kill animal control shelters and adopt them to loving homes best suited to provide lifetime care. Love you my Lulu 💛
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Heaven has another angel 🪽So hard to say goodbye to Lulu when she’s been our family’s furry friend for most of my life. My dearest love, you have seen me through each hill and valley of childhood and young womanhood. Whenever I stayed up late to write a poem, you stayed by my side until I wrote the last line. You asked to love me, and for nothing more. You changed and cherished me in every way possible, and I miss you deeper than my bones. But now you can rest my sweet, just as is your right after a life of giving. You are free forever, the first and last of your kind. It was an honor to be yours, and for you to be ours. Love always, Amanda
P.S.
This little one came from a shelter, like so many other pets. If you’ve ever had your life touched by an animal with a hard start, please donate to The Milo Foundation (fundraiser in bio) which rescues dogs and cats from high-kill animal control shelters and adopt them to loving homes best suited to provide lifetime care. Love you my Lulu 💛
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Heaven has another angel 🪽So hard to say goodbye to Lulu when she’s been our family’s furry friend for most of my life. My dearest love, you have seen me through each hill and valley of childhood and young womanhood. Whenever I stayed up late to write a poem, you stayed by my side until I wrote the last line. You asked to love me, and for nothing more. You changed and cherished me in every way possible, and I miss you deeper than my bones. But now you can rest my sweet, just as is your right after a life of giving. You are free forever, the first and last of your kind. It was an honor to be yours, and for you to be ours. Love always, Amanda
P.S.
This little one came from a shelter, like so many other pets. If you’ve ever had your life touched by an animal with a hard start, please donate to The Milo Foundation (fundraiser in bio) which rescues dogs and cats from high-kill animal control shelters and adopt them to loving homes best suited to provide lifetime care. Love you my Lulu 💛
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Heaven has another angel 🪽So hard to say goodbye to Lulu when she’s been our family’s furry friend for most of my life. My dearest love, you have seen me through each hill and valley of childhood and young womanhood. Whenever I stayed up late to write a poem, you stayed by my side until I wrote the last line. You asked to love me, and for nothing more. You changed and cherished me in every way possible, and I miss you deeper than my bones. But now you can rest my sweet, just as is your right after a life of giving. You are free forever, the first and last of your kind. It was an honor to be yours, and for you to be ours. Love always, Amanda
P.S.
This little one came from a shelter, like so many other pets. If you’ve ever had your life touched by an animal with a hard start, please donate to The Milo Foundation (fundraiser in bio) which rescues dogs and cats from high-kill animal control shelters and adopt them to loving homes best suited to provide lifetime care. Love you my Lulu 💛
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@prada
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Yassss @pink is giving away banned books for free at her concerts this week in Florida, the state with the most book bans in the country. Thank you to @pink and CEO of @penamerica, Suzanne Nossel for speaking with me on IG live in a great conversation about the freedom to read. As a banned author myself, I know firsthand that the work you both are doing to get necessary and empowering books back into the hands of young readers is essential. Want to join the cause? Visit pen.org/pink to see what you can do to protect bookshelves across the country 📚
Amanda Gorman Instagram – This holiday season, in support of Small Business Saturday, I’m encouraging you to shop Indie Bookstores! Shopping independent bookstores is a great way to support booksellers, authors, and readers, and ensures that “the future will be more diverse, more authentic, less corporate, more local —The Future is Indie.”
My own book, Something, Someday, with illustrations by the amazing Christian Robinson (@theartoffun), can be found in your local independent bookstore, and I hope you and your loved ones will enjoy reading it! Happy holidays 💛 #shopindie #thefutureisindie
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Great time last week celebrating the launch of the latest @pirelli calendar, photographed for the first time in history by an African photographer: the incredibly talented @princejyesi , who filmed our all-Black cast around the world. Thank you so much Prince for including me in your vision, a gorgeous portrait of African diasporic communities and our world. Everyone on this project has proved that art which represents us is not just of our time—it is timeless itself 🙏🏿
Look @prada
Hair @itsraela @issacvpoleon
Make up @dolli.glam
Reel @amprgroup @erinpepper
Nails @nails_by_yoko
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Something, Someday is a #1 New York Times Bestseller! It means the world to me to know that my book is being read and loved by so many remarkable readers.
Thank you to my illustrator, @theartoffun, for bringing my words to life with his incredible illustrations 🌱And a huge thank you to all of the families and children who made this possible. It’s because of YOU that I get to live my dream of sharing my words with the world! 💛
Amanda Gorman Instagram – As co-founder of WRITING CHANGE, my literacy initiative in partnership with @esteelaudercompanies remains dedicated to a shared goal of elevating voices and fostering discourse and connection.
Last month, I had the pleasure of joining The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC), New York City’s newest cultural hub, for their opening night, marking a celebration of artistic expression and diverse storytelling, aligned with WRITING CHANGE’s mission. Thank you @pac_nyc for having me!
Amanda Gorman Instagram – This is the moment where we met – when Amanda presented her new book to #NYC.
Today we are so thrilled to announce our exciting collaboration that combines the things we each love most – Poetry and cello suites by JS Bach!
Join us on February 17, 2024 for one night only at Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium – presented by Dorn Music.
AN EVENING OF POETRY AND BACH
🗓️ SATURDAY, FEB 17, 2024
📍 Carnegie Hall – Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage @carnegiehall
🎟️ 🔗 in Bio
PERFORMERS:
Jan Vogler @janvoglercello
Amanda Gorman @amandascgorman
📸 Laura Hatanaka @laur.uh
#amandagorman #amandagormanpoetry #amandagormanpoet #janvogler #janvoglercello #bachcellosuites #bach #cello #nycconcerts #somethingsomeday #carnegiehall #poetryandbach @jensenartists #jensenartists #dornmusicpresents #dornmusic
Amanda Gorman Instagram – Armed conflicts, extreme weather and public health crises are threatening more of the world’s children than ever before. Now more than ever, UNICEF needs our help.
Please join me in supporting their lifesaving work this #GivingTuesday: https://bit.ly/3QSKGWN
[15-second video transcript: “There have been an unprecedented number of humanitarian emergencies unfolding around the world. UNICEF is working around the clock to help children affected by conflict, climate change and more. Support these lifesaving efforts this Giving Tuesday.”]
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Please join me in supporting their lifesaving work this #GivingTuesday: https://bit.ly/3QSKGWN
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