Amanda Gorman is fast becoming a household name after she delivered a powerful inauguration poem at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, challenging Americans to unify and "leave behind a country better than the one we were left."

Amanda Gorman is fast becoming a household name after she delivered a powerful inauguration poem at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, challenging Americans to unify and "leave behind a country better than the one we were left."

Amanda Gorman is fast becoming a household name after she delivered a powerful inauguration poem at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, challenging Americans to unify and "leave behind a country better than the one we were left."

Amanda Gorman is fast becoming a household name after she delivered a powerful inauguration poem at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, challenging Americans to unify and "leave behind a country better than the one we were left."

Amanda Gorman is fast becoming a household name after she delivered a powerful inauguration poem at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, challenging Americans to unify and "leave behind a country better than the one we were left."

Amanda Gorman is fast becoming a household name after she delivered a powerful inauguration poem at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, challenging Americans to unify and "leave behind a country better than the one we were left."

“Hers was a moving articulation for the moment — timely, lucidly constructed and in moments, elegantly sublime,’’ Kwame Dawes said of Amanda Gorman.

Robert Birkenmeier, center, waits in line with other residents to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at John Knox Village in Pompano Beach, Fla.

In loving memory of our son, brother and uncle GREGG OREN on his 6th anniversary in heaven. We love and miss you. Mom, Jeff, Beth, Zach and Amanda

National youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman recites her inaugural poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.

In one of the inauguration's most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew."

Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old Harvard graduate from California, made US history on Wednesday as the youngest person ever chosen to write a poem for a presidential inauguration. The Los Angeles native captivated viewers during President Biden’s swearing-in ceremony with her moving rendition of “The Hill We Climb,” a work about unity, healing and perseverance. “When...

Wordsmith Amanda Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet in American history when she recited her work, “The Hill We Climb,” during Wednesday’s scaled-down inauguration at the Capitol.

American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.

National youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman arrives at the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington.

Poet Amanda Gorman recites one of her poems during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.

NEW YORK (AP) — In one of the inaugurations's most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew."

Poet Amanda Gorman drew widespread praise on social media after taking the stage for President Biden’s inauguration Wednesday. The 22-year-old became the youngest inaugural poet in American history when she recited her work, “The Hill We Climb,” a touching poem about unity and reconciliation that she finished after the pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.

"There is always a light, if only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it."

Gorman said the insurrection at the Capitol building on Jan. 6, helped spur her completion of the poem.

Gorman said the insurrection at the Capitol building on Jan. 6, helped spur her completion of the poem.

Gorman said the insurrection at the Capitol building on Jan. 6, helped spur her completion of the poem.

Gorman said the insurrection at the Capitol building on Jan. 6, helped spur her completion of the poem.

Poet Amanda Gorman recites a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington for President Joe Biden, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.

Gorman said the insurrection at the Capitol building on Jan. 6, helped spur her completion of the poem.

Gorman said the insurrection at the Capitol building on Jan. 6, helped spur her completion of the poem.

Michael and Amanda Lazovich of Plain, Pa., purchase Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets at the Anthracite Newsstand on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday night, when an estimated $750…