Amanda Gorman is a young poet that is part of the Biden-Harris inauguration. This file image shows Gorman speaking on stage on November 04, 2019 in New York City.
Credit:	Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Together Live

Amanda Gorman is a young poet that is part of the Biden-Harris inauguration. This file image shows Gorman speaking on stage on November 04, 2019 in New York City.
Credit: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Together Live

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Amanda Gorman was about halfway through writing the poem that she'll deliver at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week when she watched in horror the deadly siege on the US Capitol.