Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman delivers a poem at Joe Bidens inauguration

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, the Youth Poet Laureate of 2017, delivers a poem at President Joe Biden s inauguration. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: Amanda Gorman, 22, became the youngest inaugural poet in U. S. history after reciting her poem The Hill We Climb. But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated, Gorman read. In this truth, in this faith, we trust. Gorman is the current United States