Watch National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman perform her Thanksgiving poem

In honor of Thanksgiving, “CBS This Morning” asked Amanda Gorman, the inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of the U.S., to write a poem about what the holiday means to her. The 20-year-old is a junior at Harvard University. She performs her composition, “The Republic Gives Thanks.”
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Wonderful; grateful for your mind and words.

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I’m grateful you exist ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JBrown-ir6mw]

2022. Your story of thanksgiving, of oneness is timeless and ever so timely today.

[@patriciaburke2401]

This young lady and many other young people who have spoken out recently regarding issues such as global warming, gun violence and other topics facing our world have restored my faith in humanity. Our youth today seem special. I have faith that they are going to make our world a better place. Thanks for recognizing her and encouraging our young people to care and to be involved and to be heard. We have much to learn from them!

[@TheNurtureFoundation]

This was shared by a dear friend...and I shared on facebook. God bless the people and thank you Universe!!

[@SunflowerSunflower-lc3kw]

You Are So Talented And Beautiful Woman Of Color, God Bless You My Sister!!!

[@arjaygee]

Wow! Brilliant, Ms. Gorman, and thanks to CBS for sharing.

[@eve36368]

the references to the Native American tribes is kind of awkward considering how they consider this to be a day of mourning. but this is much better than basically talking about pilgrims so thank you and I wish great things for this poet

[@lendavoice60]

Stunning

[@chaseofori-atta2225]

Our future looks bright because of youth like Amanda Gorman--she is awesome!

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Come in Italy to speechn please we need that...

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I love this girl.... she went inside so deepen...

[@annoreilly987]

I'm not even into poetry but Amanda is beyond amazing

[@DLee-pm5ht]

One God.One Thanks.

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Love her.

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Thank You

[@jenniferbrown7659]

Great attire. Fabulous directing. Naming my true ancestors, gives me hope. Maybe, just maybe you'll listen to this delicery and remember.

[@batalingayarogers3533]

In my country, there is saying that respect any culture of agiven area, that composition, shows why u ought to respect thanks giving. Kin of hope, to give thanks u must live it, bringing family together from their bussy schedule s so it is not about only a turkey.

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Well said Amanda or recited!🦃🎉.

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PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - Thanksgiving is nothing to celebrate for Native Americans, who are gathering in the town where the Pilgrims settled for a solemn National Day of Mourning observance.
Thursday's noon gathering in downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts, will recall the disease, racism and oppression that the European settlers brought.

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Simpleminded. She writes like she's still 14.

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Why is she surround by all those Caucasian students. It's American why not all human being

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