Amanda Gorman on Running for President One Day: 'I Don't Have to Change Who I Am to Be a Leader'

Photo: Cass Bird for WSJ. MagazineAmanda Gormanis manifesting a future in the White House.The 23-year-old, who read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration earlier this year,confirmed toWSJ. Magazinein the women’s fall fashion issue, hitting newsstands September 4th, that she fully intends to run for president in 2036, as she’s said in previous interviews.“I think to make the impossible more proximate, you have to treat it as if it’s in reaching distance,” said Gorman, later adding, “I’ve always understood the potential of the presidency or political office to both be terrific and also toxic and terrible.

Amanda Gorman Pens Inspiring Poem for New Year: 'What Was Cursed, We Will Cure'

Amanda Gorman, who famously recited a moving poem at the 2021 presidential inauguration, has just released a new work to mark the ringing in of the new year.On Wednesday, InstagramdebutedGorman’s poem on the platform with a video of the 23-year-old reciting the work, titled “New Day’s Lyric,” inside a theater.“This hope is our door, our portal,” Gorman recited in the video. “Even if we never get back to normal, someday we can venture beyond it, to leave the known and take the first steps.

Amanda Gorman Says Family Practiced 'Shielding My Body from Bullets' Before Inauguration Performance

Amanda Gorman.Photo: Amy Sussman/GettyAmanda Gormanis opening up about preparing for her history-making performance atJoe Biden’s inauguration in an essay forThe New York Times, which was published on Thursday.While Gorman, 23, gave a powerful and inspiring performance of her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” in front of hundreds of high-profile public figures and millions of viewers nationwide, the days before her groundbreaking poem recital were filled with fear for a multitude of reasons — and she almost declined the honor altogether.

Amanda Gorman Says Getting Asked to Co-Chair the Met Gala Was 'Like Cinderella Going to the Ball'

Photo: Kennedi Carter/Porter/ NET-A-PORTER.COM Amanda Gormanis ready for her real-life fairytale moment. While chatting withPORTERfor their latest cover story, the 23-year-old poet and activist opened up about co-chairing the annualMet Gala, which is scheduled to take place later this year in September. Speaking about the event, Gorman told the outlet that her role as co-chair is something she never imagined. “The closest analogy is feeling like Cinderella going to the ball,” she said.

Amanda Gorman Talks Simone Biles and New Book: It's 'Powerful' to Claim 'Your Vulnerability'

Amanda Gorman.Photo: Danny Williams PoetAmanda Gormanreached a new level of celebrity after she performed at the 2021 presidential inauguration, but her work and the impetus behind her words remain the same. “When I was writingCall Us What We Carry, I was attempting to preserve the emotional memory of what it means to go through a pandemic,” says Gorman, a former National Youth Poet Laureate. “I feel like for so long, all of us were caught in what you might call the fog of war.