President Biden's inauguration was historical for a number of reasons, but poet Amanda Gorman was one of them. Her show-stopping poetry brought people together, inspired them, and showcased an exceptional talent.

Though her fame and notoriety skyrocketed after the inauguration, Gorman was already successful before stepping up to the podium. But what is Amanda Gorman's net worth, and how did the inauguration performance of her poem 'The Hill We Climb' impact it?

What Is Amanda Gorman's Net Worth?

It's tough to pin down a specific figure for Amanda Gorman's net worth for a few reasons.

For one, though few people on the national stage knew who she was pre-inauguration, she was already well into a career as a poet and activist. In fact, her first book of poetry, titled 'The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough,' was published in 2015.

Gorman then founded a non-profit in 2016, signed a deal to write children's books, wrote some content for Nike, and performed her work at the Library of Congress. Then, Amanda became the National Youth Poet Laureate, won some grant cash for college, and a ton more.

Even before she stepped up to the podium in 2021, Amanda Gorman was a force to be reckoned with, both in terms of her career path and her art. While no one's sure exactly how much she has made to date, estimations range from $1M to around $8M.

At the same time, Amanda admitted that she has passed on countless opportunities that didn't "speak to" her. The sum of those missed opportunities? About $17M, according to Gorman. Some of the opportunities she has accepted, however, include posing for Vogue, where she was the first-ever poet to grace the magazine's cover.

What Does Amanda Gorman Do For A Living?

Her mic-drop moment at the inauguration had everyone from former President Obama to Sarah Michelle Gellar raving about Amanda. But who was she before the spotlight pointed to her poetry, and what does she do now?

In short, Amanda is a professional writer, though her niche of choice is activism-centric poetry. After she read her poem for Biden's inauguration, Gorman earned the attention of a professional management agency, according to her Wikipedia bio, which means she's now booking gigs with various institutions and companies.

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One of those gigs was as a speaker at Super Bowl LV; Gorman noted that the "feat" of having poetry performed at the Super Bowl is clearly a sign of changing times. There's much more to Amanda's resume, too, though she doesn't say yes to every gig that comes her way.

What Does Amanda Gorman Get Paid For?

Amanda does say yes to some high-profile gigs. As The Guardian confirmed with Amanda, she signed to IMG Models a few days after reading her now-famous poem to the country. At the same time, she doesn't want to be viewed just as a fashion model, says the poet.

Specifically, Gorman elaborated of her profession, "When I’m part of a campaign the entity isn’t my body. It’s my voice." The folks who shopped her inauguration look may disagree, as Amanda now seems to have 'fashion influencer' on her resume, too.

Did Amanda Gorman Graduate From Harvard?

Amanda Gorman's website (and her social media) proudly declares that the professional poet attended Harvard (and graduated cum laude) with a degree in Sociology. The site points out her membership with various youth and other writing collectives, plus social justice organizations.

Though she may not have risen to fame so quickly without the inauguration performance, it's clear that Amanda Gorman was going places long before that. In fact, long before the poem performance, she had declared a desire to run for president one day.

The 23-year-old isn't yet old enough, of course, but her campaign is set to start in 2036 if the multiple references to that desire haven't hinted at it clearly enough.

In the meantime, though, Gorman is plenty busy with modeling and other business gigs, writing poetry, and working with youth across the globe on all manner of activism projects.

What Is Amanda Gorman Doing Now?

As she has explained in multiple interviews (and recapped on social media), Amanda Gorman is nowhere near done with being an activist. She also hasn't stopped writing poetry.

Though 'The Hills We Climb' became one of her bestselling books, Gorman isn't happy to stop where she's at.

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In addition to her dreams of becoming president one day, Amanda has explained that she isn't going to fade quietly into the background.

If a globally recognized poet and activist can be racially profiled at the entrance of her own apartment complex, as Amanda had happen to her, then there's still a lot more work to do.

Whatever Amanda does next, she's clearly going to be earning her own way, and standing up for what she believes in as her career (and net worth) continues to grow.

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