The Rise and Rise of Amanda Gorman #VogueUS.

Love this : Poet Amanda Gorman on the cover of May issue of US Vogue ..

From  CNN …“The first poet ever on the cover of @voguemagazine. I am eternally grateful & do not expect to be the last—for what is poetry if not beauty?” Gorman wrote in an Instagram post. “What a joy to do this cover while wearing a piece designed by groundbreaking Black designer @virgilabloh that honors my heritage.”

“It took so much labor, not only on behalf of me, but also of my family and of my village, to get here,” Gorman told Vogue.

The poet recognized everyone who has supported her on her meteoric rise. “This is called the Rise of Amanda Gorman,” she wrote on Instagram, “but it is truly for all of you, both named and unseen, who lift me up.”

Gorman shot to fame following her powerful reading of her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January.

She told CNN’s Anderson Cooper following her inauguration appearance that she has a mantra she repeats to herself before every reading. “I am the daughter of Black writers who are descended from Freedom Fighters who broke their chains and changed the world. They call me,” she stated

In September, Gorman will release two books — a collection of her poetry, “The Hill We Climb and Other Poems” and a kid’s picture book “Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem” — which have already topped the bestseller lists on Amazon.

Her ambition also comes with complex feelings, she told Vogue following her Inauguration Day reading, she wrote in her journal: “I’ve learned that it’s okay to be afraid. And what’s more, it’s okay to seek greatness. That does not make me a black hole seeking attention. It makes me a supernova.”