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4.27 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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medium-paced
To call this book “timely” would imply better and worse times to read these poems. From the moment the United States was stolen and founded to every day thereafter is an appropriate time to read. Gorman demonstrates the cyclical nature of history and human reaction through an incredibly constructed narrative that causes you to stumble over your own assumptions and fall flat on your face. Take the time to read slowly. Absorb it. Then do it again. And again.
Amanda Gorman's poetry in Call Us What We Carry exceeded my expectations. The book weaves together poems that reflect on our collective, and yet also unique, experiences as we navigate the year(s) of COVID - from March 2020 and forward - and also revisits history. Through her poetry, Gorman illustrates that we are not in truly “unprecedented times” as she ties the current state of (American) society to historical events such as the Essex disaster at sea in 1820, the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, the "Spanish" influenza in 1918, ongoing community issues such as AIDS, immigration, grief, and natural events like the behavior of animals in captivity and post memory.
I wasn't expecting to LEARN and FEEL so much through Gorman's poems. This book is recommended for adult and teen readers even if poetry is not your usual genre. -Diana F.
I wasn't expecting to LEARN and FEEL so much through Gorman's poems. This book is recommended for adult and teen readers even if poetry is not your usual genre. -Diana F.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
amazing poetry to make sense of our time in quarantine
Gorman’s poetry in this volume covers the erasure of minority voices both in the past and during the Black Lives Matter movement. Plus she eloquently and without rage explores the mixed emotions of being in a pandemic. I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of poems and experimental works.
Gorman’s poetry in this volume covers the erasure of minority voices both in the past and during the Black Lives Matter movement. Plus she eloquently and without rage explores the mixed emotions of being in a pandemic. I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of poems and experimental works.
challenging
inspiring
reflective
“Anxiety is a living body, poised beside us like a shadow. It is the last creature standing, the only beast who loves us enough to stay”
This line along with many others really spoke to me. Amanda is a talented young poet. I will be picking up her next collection.
This line along with many others really spoke to me. Amanda is a talented young poet. I will be picking up her next collection.
fast-paced
The voice of a nation. The voice we need. The voice of multiple generations. I hope every U.S. American reads this brave, honest and essential work.