Call Us What We Carry: Poems

Call Us What We Carry: Poems - Hardcover

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Call Us What We Carry: Poems - Hardcover

Call Us What We Carry: Poems - Hardcover

by Amanda Gorman
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by Amanda Gorman (Author)

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 Biography

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.

Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: December 07, 2021
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Call Us What We Carry
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 3
ISBN9780593465066
Author Amanda Gorman
PublisherViking Books
GenreLiterature
FormatHardcover
PublishedDecember 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages240
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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