EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Joan Wicks, mother of inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, shares why LMU is such a special place for her family | In her first interview since the inauguration, LMU alumna Dr.
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![SCREENSHOT on X: "Amanda Gorman was raised by her mother, Joan Wicks, a 6th-Grade English teacher. She also has a twin sister, Gabrielle Gorman, who is an activist and filmmaker. https://t.co/lAeAH6hVap" / SCREENSHOT on X: "Amanda Gorman was raised by her mother, Joan Wicks, a 6th-Grade English teacher. She also has a twin sister, Gabrielle Gorman, who is an activist and filmmaker. https://t.co/lAeAH6hVap" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsrM3J6XcAEEbB_.jpg)