Poet Amanda Gorman opens up about her plans to run for President: ‘I don’t have to change who I am to be a leader’

Amanda Gorman is going to run for President in 2036 (Picture: AP/Cass Bird for WSJ. Magazine)

Inauguration poet Amanda Gorman has revealed her plan to run for president.

Yep, the breakout star from President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January fully intends to run in 2036 and she has no plans to change her career path as a poet in order to achieve this dream.

Speaking in the fall fashion issue of WSJ. Magazine, the 23-year-old stated: ‘I think to make the impossible more proximate, you have to treat it as if it’s in reaching distance.’

Indeed, Amanda has made her intentions for a presidential run clear ever since she wowed the world with her poem, The Hill We Climb.

She told the publication: ‘I used to think about it in the more traditional sense of, “OK, we’re going to do this poetry thing for a little bit, and then you’re going to put the pen down and switch over to politics.”

‘Being able to talk to people like Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi, I realized I don’t have to change who I am to be a leader. If anything, those qualities will be what become my strength when I bring them into my field.’

The poet and writer has big plans for her career (Picture: Cass Bird for WSJ. Magazine)

However, the Harvard alum knows it won’t the easiest role as she added: ‘I’ve always understood the potential of the presidency or political office to both be terrific and also toxic and terrible.’

In fact, the Call Us What We Carry author highlighted the fact words are a powerful force in politics as she continued: ‘That’s what happened at the Lincoln Memorial when Martin Luther King Jr. stepped up on it and started speaking. Just words — vibrations in the air — but to completely revamp the American image with his speech.’

The Havard Alum opened up about her dreams in WSJ. magazine (Picture: Cass Bird for WSJ. Magazine)

Reflecting on her inaugural poem, she said: ‘I wasn’t trying to be the next Martin Luther King. I was just trying to understand my duty as a poet, to bring honor back to that space and bring honor back to what we want from our country.

‘All that I can hope from my poetry is that it will give people the language or the hope by which they begin a self-rescue. The magic that everybody else has, including me, is our actions. When we put them to work, that’s when the sorcery exists.’

More: US Showbiz news

Amanda already has the backing of former First Lady Michelle Obama, who stated: ‘I knew we were in the presence of someone special. Looking at her, I see someone who can help us draw even closer to a better, more inclusive America—someone who will use her identity as a Black woman and her ability to connect with others to help reshape and repair the world around us.’

The WSJ. Magazine’s Fall Women’s Fashion Issue out on newsstands from September 4. 

Got a story?

If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

MORE : Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80

MORE : Cardi B launches snazzy new Reebok collection inspired by New York and we want it all