Having grown up in Westchester, on Sundays by Amanda Gorman were dedicated to one thing: the church.
“I went to a historically black church and I have the impression that it is always an opportunity to go to the church as an American-American,” explains Gorman, 27, who became the The youngest inaugural poet in American history in 2021. “You dress in your best Sunday and you will be there for several hours.”
In Sunday Funday, people give us a game game of their Sunday ideal in the city. Find ideas and an inspiration where to go, what to eat and how to enjoy life on weekends.
These days, his Sundays are not entirely devoted to the church, but the poet, activist and author says that these first years taught him the importance of intentionally walking from time to dear beings and being in community.
“This can come together with Gal friends whom you have not summoned for some time,” explains Gorman, who has become the Los Angeles youth poet at the age of 16 in 2014 and the First poet of the national youth winner Three years later. “It can spend time with your pets. It can go to the reading club you love, but find something where you can anchor in what it is to be a human being. I think I always try to translate this in my Sunday. ”
Gorman should make his second appearance at Los Angeles Times Book Festival on April 26, where she will talk about her third book, “Girls upReleased this year. The Harvard graduate began writing the children's book in 2018 after watching Christine Basey Ford – Who accused the Brett judge Mr. Kavanaugh of having sexually assaulted him when they were adolescents – testify to the judicial committee of the Senate.
“I just remember having been so struck by his courage, his bravery and his truth,” explains Gorman. “It made me think about the next generation of young women, girls and non -binary children, who would also speak their truth in a patriarchal society. So I wanted to write a book that created a safe space for young girls and their allies to feel a feeling of kinship. ”
On Sunday ideal in Los Angeles, Gorman was hanging out with his dog, Kenny (named after Kendrick Lamar), visited his favorite bookstores, would enjoy afternoon tea like a “Bridgeton” character and put a roof.
This interview was slightly modified and condensed for duration and clarity.
10 p.m.: Kiss the vibrations of brunch at home
If I can sleep until 10 am, it's like a miracle and magical day for me. I love to take the additional time on a Sunday. Breakfast is my favorite and maybe my main meal of the day if I am honest. So I'm going to cut myself on Sunday like my day to really make folies on my breakfast. I may do French toast. I decrease and make a gluten -free French toast with beautiful seeds, vanilla, cinnamon and berries. Then I will make vegetarian pancakes and have other fruits. I will also do hot chocolate, then I will present the show “The Great British Bake Off” while I cook, so I can really fight in the Vibrations of Sunday Chill. I start almost the day with as much brunch energy as possible.
12:30 p.m.: Get a little sun
I would love to have sun, so I would go to the beach. I love to walk with my friends along the Santa Monica PierA little on the north side because it is a little less crowded.
3 p.m.: Live my fantasy 'Bridgerton'
At that time, I would be hungry and ready for lunch. If I were at the beach, there is a restaurant that I like called Ivy on shorea bit close to Third street walk. You can eat and look at the sunset. They have a good salad. I also got very good enchiladas there and fish and chips.
Or I would go to Peninsula. For my birthday, I just had an afternoon tea in the peninsula. It was so nice and it was worth it. I have the impression that if someone wants to make follies on a Sunday, come on. They have a harpist, tea, sandwiches and scones, so I would probably spend the rest of my afternoon over my dream, an ideal day. You can sit in their lounge lounge, which has these beautiful colorful sofa sofas or elegant corner chairs. They have very embarrassed music and butler. One of my friends wore a fascinator. I wore lace gloves. I said: “Come to your aura” Bridgerton “.” It really looks like “Bridgeton” because in the series, they have the instrumentalists who play modern songs and they played like Rihanna's “Diamonds” on the harp, so I like this mixture of contemporary with the classic and candle.
5.30 p.m.: Get lost in a bookstore
Then I would go to The last bookstore In DTLA or Knight's books in Larchmont. The last bookstore has an exciting and picturesque labyrinth of second -hand books and new books, and knight is a comfortable and intimate bookstore with nearby stores and cafes.
7 p.m.: Take a second wind in a roof restaurant
I would probably go home, but if I have a second wind of energy, there are very beautiful restaurants that I love in West Hollywood. There is Catch it And Pole. The two are places on the Glitzy roof really cute to go after sunset. Catch has a “hit me” chocolate cake, where they pour melted chocolate on it and open it in front of you, so it's really nice. Tons of people like to take videos of this and publish it because it's a real moment.
10 p.m.: “Great British Bake Off” and tea
I am probably at home, looking at a little more “British Bake Off”, “The Office” or something comfortable, making me tea in chamomile and reading. This is also the thing that I like to do on Sunday because I have the impression that it is so difficult to find time today, in the modern era, to move away from the screen and to start stories and text. I read this book which is really funny for me called “how to kill your family”. (Laughter) I was like, I have the impression that my family will see me read this in Thanksgiving and think that I became unleashed, but it was this comedy with a dark thriller that was published in the United Kingdom, I just finished it and I thought it was hilarious. By the way, it is not a step by step guide. It's no longer a story of a character's journey (laughter).
11 p.m.: BRULLE
I discourage the night routines developed because I think they are difficult to maintain and maintain. I try to make as simple as possible, which gives me a good routine as well as my dog. So, my night routine would take a walk to my dog and assured that he has time to pee and do all the things of nature. Read, take chamomile tea and perhaps make slow restful yoga for 10 minutes or meditation. I receive the humidifier all fixed with essential oils, throw the lights and I try to have the last hour without blue light, sugar, food, and keep it really silent and soft. I also like to listen to lullaby music, which makes me look like a fetus, but it helps me to overcome my insomniac trends. I like this artist, Priscilla Ahn, who has really soothing albums that are good for all ages. Then I will listen to the reading lists of Princess Disney with songs like “So it's love(By Ilene Woods and Mike Douglas), all these soft and comfortable things. I try to be in bed at 11:30 p.m.
