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Here's a sestina Amanda Gorman wrote.
[Sorry, I now see that Mark already posted this]
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No problem Roger, it was really worth posting twice. It's very good. If it matters to anyone, it's evidence that her range does extend beyond that familiar spoken word oratory style.
And Andrew I
can see what pissed
you off. What she delivered and the poise with which she delivered it, is far bigger than the babble of those (e.g me) who feel obliged to give voice to every passing skeptical thought about it. Visually, as contrast to what was happening at the Capitol a fortnight earlier, it already feels iconic and there'll always be time for iconoclasm later. At least for a short, quiet time it should probably be allowed to stand without cynicism.
I still find that Forbes video ("today, at Forbes") a bit hard to watch.
Anyway American friends, you got rid of Trump! Well done and good luck! Onward!