Amanda Gorman, who made history as the youngest-ever poet at a presidential inauguration in 2021, debuted a new poem at the Democratic National Convention called "This Sacred Scene." "We gather at this hallowed place because we believe in the American dream," the poem began. "We face a race that tests if this country we cherish shall perish from the Earth, and if our Earth shall perish from this country." The poem ended, "Let us not just believe in the American dream. Let us be worthy of it." |