![]() ![]() Speakers of all languages and even signers gesture as they talk or sign, and these gestures play a vital role in how all of us––adults and children alike––communicate, think and learn. She pointed her two thumbs toward her shoulders as she said, “In a time where a skinny Black girl.” She then went on to say, “can dream of becoming president,” and made it clear that the dreams are hers as she moved her two hands gracefully away from her head. Her gestures were designed to underscore her words, which they did beautifully. She choreographed her poem in a way that allowed us to know her, see her and feel her unique experience as a Black woman. Gorman is an original who moves her hands in ways that bring her thoughts to life. Amanda Gorman, our first National Youth Poet Laureate, presented her poem The Hill We Climb at the Biden-Harris inauguration on January 20-and, on February 7, was the very first poet to speak at the Super Bowl. ![]() ![]() Every once in a long while, we see gesture raised to a high art. ![]()
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