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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
Amanda Gorman is a brilliant young poet and I have great admiration for her brilliance with words. I have great admiration for creative authors and it is quite evident Ms Gorman has a very high verbal IQ. Poetry is a bit out of my comfort zone but enjoyed this collection of poems. I really appreciated how she could use words so cleverly. I really had to focus to catch all of the cleverness
Scars are the brightest parts of us
We are no prophet
We are no profit
Mend their amens
The future isn’t attained
It is atoned
Until it is at one
Meaningful morn we mourn and mend
What “just is” is not always justice
Auditory processing… I’d probably say it was an early phonology disorder
Scars are the brightest parts of us
We are no prophet
We are no profit
Mend their amens
The future isn’t attained
It is atoned
Until it is at one
Meaningful morn we mourn and mend
What “just is” is not always justice
Auditory processing… I’d probably say it was an early phonology disorder
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
I am glad for this to be the first book I’ve finished in this new year. It is a valuable work. One that I am eager for my children and grandchildren to know one day.
I loved everything about this book: the poems themselves, the creative use of the different typefaces, the way the words were positioned on the page! I also appreciated all the footnotes and the notes in the back of the book. A beautiful book
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic
I didn't realize the poems would be about the pandemic, and that's not the vibe I want to be reading in 2025
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
A beautiful collection of poetry that captures a difficult time in our recent history. A global pandemic, loneliness, isolation, uncertainty, and movements for change. Brings so many emotions forward. At times too sad to remember, but remember we must, for there is light and hope that emerges from such dark times. Bottle these poems up and keep them close.
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
I cried, I smiled, I remembered how shitty 2020 was.
Poetry is hard for me but this was worth it. Read slowly. Amanda Gorman is a brilliant and beautiful poet.
Poetry is hard for me but this was worth it. Read slowly. Amanda Gorman is a brilliant and beautiful poet.