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Meet Amanda Gorman — the Inaugural Poet

New England Public Media | By Carey Larsen
Published January 26, 2021 at 12:09 PM EST
Meet Amanda Gorman

The young poet who followed in the footsteps of Robert Frost and Maya Angelou as Inaugural Poet, and presented her new work, "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration is already quite accomplished at the age of 22. PBS Newshour’s Jeffrey Brown talked to Amanda Gorman to learn more, as part of the NewsHour’s ongoing arts and culture series, "CANVAS."

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Carey Larsen
Carey Larsen is a member of the Marketing, Events and Communications team. She is primarily responsible for creating and managing emails sent to members of the NEPM community. For WGBY, she was the development coordinator, pledge producer, volunteer coordinator and email marketing manager. Prior to that, she was the general manager of the Pioneer Valley Symphony. Carey is a professional musician. She serves as soprano soloist at the First Church of Christ in Longmeadow.
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