Formerly titled <i>The Hill We Climb and Other Poems</i>, Amanda Gormanβs remarkable new collection reveals an energizing and unforgettable voice in American poetry. <i>Call Us What We Carry</i> is Gorman at her finest. Including βThe Hill We Climb,β the stirring poem read at the inauguration of the
Call Us What We Carry: Poems
β Scribed by Amanda Gorman
- Publisher
- Viking Books
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
The instant #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller
The breakout poetryΒ collectionΒ by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman
Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, the luminous poetryΒ collectionΒ 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.
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