Amanda Gorman

publication date: Friday, January 22, 2021 (part of Winter 2021)

clue: This young poet has been given graduation advice by Oprah Winfrey and an inaugural invitation by Jill Biden.

explanation: Gorman appeared in the graduation episode of John Krasinski's Some Good News, where she was given advice by Winfrey. Biden recommended that she be invited to recite a poem at Joe Biden's inauguration. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates

trivia: Gorman's birthdate of March 7, 1998 makes her almost the same age as Celebrity Goo Game, which began less than two weeks earlier.

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