Amanda Gorman

Amanda Gorman: ‘I wanted my words to re-sanctify the steps of the Capitol’

The youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history on Toni Morrison, the power of language and her debut children’s book

Amanda Gorman

25, Sep, 2021 @9:00 AM

Amanda Gorman and Kate Winslet join advocates urging Biden to protect Afghan women

Sheryl Sandberg, Charlize Theron and Diane von Furstenburg among dozens who signed open letter

Maya Yang

20, Aug, 2021 @9:10 PM

Amanda Gorman: hosting the Met Gala is like ‘Cinderella going to the ball’

The poet who rose to fame at Joe Biden’s inauguration will co-chair with Gen Z favourites Billie Eilish, Timothée Chalamet and Naomi Osaka

Priya Elan

16, Aug, 2021 @4:11 PM

Amanda Gorman and Billie Eilish among picks to co-chair 2021 Met Gala

Organizers also choose Timothée Chalamet and Naomi Osaka in bid to attract a new generation to exclusive gala

Priya Elan

04, May, 2021 @9:00 AM

Amanda Gorman’s Biden moment puts headband in spotlight

Poet’s appearance at president’s inauguration in red Prada ‘power band’ has boosted sales

Lauren Cochrane

29, Apr, 2021 @3:57 PM

'She showed what poetry can do': young London laureates feel the Amanda Gorman effect

After America’s youth poet laureate’s ‘mesmerising’ inauguration reading, Cecilia Knapp, Caleb Femi and more reflect on how poetry can empower young people

Alison Flood and Sian Cain

26, Mar, 2021 @12:00 PM

Meghan and Harry draw praise and vitriol after Oprah Winfrey interview

Analysis: the divides were as deep as they were predictable manifestations of a culture war

Archie Bland

08, Mar, 2021 @6:30 PM

'A breath of fresh air': readers on women who changed the world in 2020

We asked you to tell us about women who have made a difference and how they inspired you

Guardian readers

08, Mar, 2021 @2:50 PM

Lost in translation: the dead end of dividing the world on identity lines | Kenan Malik

Race should not be a factor in who turns the poetry of Amanda Gorman into Dutch

Kenan Malik

07, Mar, 2021 @8:30 AM

Amanda Gorman tells of being followed by security guard who said she looked 'suspicious'

Poet, acclaimed for her performance at Joe Biden’s inauguration, tweeted ‘this is the reality of black girls’

Mattha Busby

06, Mar, 2021 @11:28 AM

Marieke Lucas Rijneveld writes poem about Amanda Gorman furore

Exclusive: in Everything inhabitable, published in the Guardian, the Dutch writer responds to controversy over the decision to appoint a white translator to the black poet’s book

Alison Flood

06, Mar, 2021 @6:01 AM

Everything inhabitable: a poem by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

Published here exclusively in English, the Dutch writer responds to the controversy over their decision to resign as Amanda Gorman’s translator

Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, translated by Michele Hutchison