Watch: US poet Amanda Gorman writes end-of-year poem, 'New Day's Lyric'

Gorman wrote that the "chaos and instability” of the past year had made her reject the idea of going "back to normal” and instead fight to "move beyond it.” Photo: AFP

Amanda Gorman is ending her extraordinary year on a hopeful note.

The 23-year-old poet, whose reading of her own The Hill We Climb at President Joe Biden's inauguration made her an international sensation, posted a new work and accompanying video recently on Instagram to mark the end of 2021.