“Poetry in the Super Bowl is a feat for art and our country, because it means that we are thinking imaginatively about the human connection, even when we feel isolated,” wrote Gorman on Twitter.
“I also cannot reiterate how exciting it is for me that other people are excited to see poetry at a football game.” Gorman tweeted hours before your recorded performance is played. “What time to be alive”
Gorman attracted international attention for his powerful poem “The Hill We Climb” (and his incredible yellow coat) at Biden’s inauguration last month, where she became the star of the day.
On Sunday afternoon, Gorman posted an excerpt from an interview she did with Trevor Noah. She talked about how even she was surprised by the appearance of poetry in the Super Bowl, but how critical this is to the art form.
“It’s not an existing possibility for a poet to be in something like the Super Bowl, just nothing that I’ve really heard of before,” said Gorman. poetry to the spaces we least expect, so that we can fully deal with the ways in which it can heal us and kind of resurrect us. “
Here is Gorman’s complete poem in the Super Bowl:
Today we pay tribute to our three captains for their actions and impact in a time of uncertainty and need.
They took the lead, overcoming all expectations and limitations, elevating their communities and neighbors as leaders, curators and educators.
James felt the wounds of the war, but this warrior still shares his home with children at risk. During COVID, he even helped out, broadcasting live football to family and fans.
Trimaine is an educator who works around the clock, providing their communities with hot spots, laptops and technology workshops so that their students have all the tools they need to succeed in life and at school.
Suzie is the ICU. nursing manager at a Tampa hospital. His chronicles prove that, even in tragedy, hope is possible. She lost her grandmothers to the pandemic and struggles to save other lives in the ICU battle zone, defining frontline heroes risking their lives for ours.
We will walk with these warriors, advance with these champions and carry on the call of our captains.
We celebrate them by acting with courage and compassion, doing what is right and just, because while we honor them today, they are the ones who honor us every day.