Call Us What We Carry: Poems by Gorman, Amanda

The instant #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller


The breakout poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman

Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, the luminous poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman captures a shipwrecked moment in time and transforms it into a lyric of hope and healing. In Call Us What We Carry, Gorman explores history, language, identity, and erasure through an imaginative and intimate collage. Harnessing the collective grief of a global pandemic, this beautifully designed volume features poems in many inventive styles and structures and shines a light on a moment of reckoning. Call Us What We Carry reveals that Gorman has become our messenger from the past, our voice for the future.


Author: Amanda Gorman
Publisher: Viking Books
Published: 12/07/2021
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780593465066
Age Range: 14-UP

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 518009 / Call Us What We Carry


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2022
Shelf Awareness 12/21/2021
Booklist 03/01/2022 pg. 38

About the Author
Amanda Gorman is the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hill We Climb and Call Us What We Carry, as well as the children's picture books Change Sings and Something, Someday. Amanda is a committed advocate for the environment, racial equality, and gender justice. In a groundbreaking collaboration with the Estée Lauder Companies as a Global Changemaker, she established the "Writing Change" initiative to support grassroots organizations dedicated to advancing literacy as a pathway to social change. She graduated cum laude from Harvard University and now lives in her hometown of Los Angeles. Please visit her at TheAmandaGorman.com or on Instagram @AmandaSCGorman.