Poet whose material has focused on subjects ranging from feminism to African culture. She gained significant attention after reading her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the January 2021 inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden, becoming the youngest poet ever to read at a presidential inauguration at the age of 22.' She attended a private school in Santa Monica, California called New Roads School from kindergarten through 12th grade, then went on to study sociology at Harvard College.
