NEW YORK: Amanda Gorman, the young poet who delivered a captivating performance at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, opened the Super Bowl on Sunday with a new work celebrating essential workers.
The charismatic 22-year-old is the first-ever poet to perform at the National Football League championship, America’s most-watched broadcast of the year.
In a pre-taped performance Gorman delivered her poem “Chorus of the Captains,” paying homage to three people declared honorary captains in the night’s coin toss: an educator, an intensive care nurse and a US Marine Corps veteran.
“They’ve taken the lead / Exceeding all expectations and limitations / Uplifting their communities and neighbors / As leaders, healers and…
