Author(s): Nibras Nihad Kamal

Abstract: With an emphasis on African American identity, themes of migration, and cultural interactions, the presented research analyzes the free verse poetry of African American Amanda Gorman in the context of ‘African diaspora’ concept. The selected poems also covered poets who lived outside or in their home continent, Africa. This research is significant because, instead of focusing just on marginalization and feminism, it illuminates an axis that was overlooked in discussion of Gorman's poems: the African Diaspora. The goal of the presented study is to highlight the importance and effects of moving from one environment to another, which requires patience, fortitude and patience to complete life's journey while keeping in mind the mother environment's origins. The research examines how Gorman's chosen poems engage with communal trauma, social divisions, and the lingering effects of institutional racism while promoting unity and optimism using an analytical and qualitative methodology. The new analysis indicates that Gorman is a well-liked poet of African diaspora, not merely of feminism, marginalization, and race as previously explored.

Keywords: African American, African diaspora, Amanda Gorman, feminism, free verse, racism, social divisions.

Article Info: Received: 25 Mar 2026; Received in revised form: 22 Apr 2026; Accepted: 25 Apr 2026; Available online: 29 Apr 2026

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.112.95