A review by katiegilley
Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

5.0

I haven't had much experience with contemporary poetry and was relieved by how approachable and beautiful this collection was. I preordered a copy but never got around to reading it. But this week I saw that the audio was available on Libby without a wait and it seemed like the perfect thing to listen to right now. The poet tackles so much of what we've witnessed over the last few years: the pandemic, masking, the murder of George Floyd, the consequences of the 2016 election. I enjoyed listening to the author read her own work AND I'm glad that I have a physical copy to return to. Her words demand to be studied!