Amanda Gorman captured the world's attention when she became the youngest inaugural poet, delivering a powerful message at President Biden's inauguration in 2021 at the age of 22. We will not march back to what was, but move to what shall be. A country that is bruised but whole, benevolent, but bold, fierce, and free.In the four years since, Gorman has become an advocate, speaking out against racial inequality and the banning of books. She is out with a new book, Girls on the Rise, where she speaks to young ...

हर एक कहानी के पीछे एक और कहानी होती है। एक सबको सुननी होती है। एक हमें सुनानी होती है। तो आज जो ये कहानी है वो मेरी कहानी है। आप सबने कहावत सुनी होगी कि दो नाव पर पैर रखकर कभी सफर नहीं करना चाहिए। सुनी है सबने. इस कहावत से बगावत मेरी जिंदगी का सबसे बड़ा सच है। सो मेरी जिंदगी में दो चीजें साइमलटेनियसली आई। कविताएं और डेंटिस्ट्री। आई वाज़ इन एटथ स्टैंडर्ड व्हेन आई रोट माय फर्स्ट पोयम। और 4 साल पहले चार साल उसके बाद उसके 4 साल बाद आई गव माय एंट्रेंस एंड आई गॉट इंटू डेंटल साइंसेस। एटथ स्टैंडर्ड में मैंने जो पोए ...

RT apewood (@apewoodx)feel free to call me names in replies but i think it's writing poetryto me it's the most human thing we can practice. take an experience or feeling or thing, and imbue meaning into it via word. brevity matters, each word selection mattersbuilds off of our differences in how we see the world, which is more important than ever, helps teach effective storytelling and communication, forces your brain to break something down to first principles, and most often times, the simplicity of that ...

[Applause] So much can happen in a day. 24 hours packed with possibility. 1,440 minutes wondering what if.86,400 seconds willing, waiting, wandering. 525,600 minutes of It'll get better because it can, it will, it must. How many minutes.No, moments in a revolution. See, I've run out of decimal places calculating the fraction of time it takes to quotient justice. When the odds are stacked against us, what happens when the numbers dwindle.When clocks tire. When air holds its breath. What does silence sound li ...

Think maths and literature don’t mix? Think again. This mind-expanding talk reveals how mathematical beauty underpins poetic rhythm, narrative structure, and even the page-turning suspense of your favourite novels. Sarah Hart is a mathematician and author. She is Professor Emerita of Mathematics at Birkbeck College (University of London), and a Fellow of Gresham College, London, where she recently served a four-year term as Professor of Geometry, the first woman to hold this chair since its creation in 1597 ...