Welcome to September ICONS @amandascgorman already knows that you want her to save the world. Her recitation of “The Hill We Climb” at the 2021 inauguration made her America’s most famous poet at age 22. But “no sustainable and worthwhile future is ever built by one,” she tells @kaitlyn_greenidge_author. “It has to be built by many.” The overall response to Gorman’s success, especially from people older than her, has been that she is a symbol of hope—a promise of something better than the division and violence in 2020. But, Gorman points out, “When my mom was growing up, she was told by the elders around her, ‘Go change the world.’ And in my generation, we’re told to go save the world. It’s completely different stakes.” Photographer: @johncedmonds Stylist: @yashuasimmons Creative Director: @lauragenninger Hair: @itsraela Makeup: @joannasimkin Manicure: @nailsbyemikudo Production: Eric Jacobson at @henstoothproductions Set Design: @jessekaufmann Story by: @kaitlyn_greenidge_author Entertainment Director: @angcutt @leahchernikoff @nicolefritton @menamorado @nikkiogun @harpersbazaarus #theiconsissue