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Call Us What We Carry: Poems by Amanda Gorman

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tctimlin's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I don’t read a great deal of poetry, but Gorman’s talent is astonishing.  I love her voice, her facility with language, her ability to use our history, current events, and her identity as a young black woman to craft poems that speak to the heart.  These poems were written during the pandemic, and the crisis infuses most of the poems.  The volume also includes the poem she recited at Biden’s inauguration in 2020, to great acclaim.  I know I will return to these poems again and again, and she will likely become an auto-buy author for me.  From my favorite poem “The Miracle of Morning”:  
….”While we might feel small, separate and all alone, 
Our people have never been more closely tethered.
The question isn’t IF we can weather this unknown, 
But HOW we will weather this unknown together.

So on this meaningful morn, we mourn & we mend.
Like light, we can’t be broken, even when we bend.”
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jdromsky's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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qqjj's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny reflective slow-paced

3.5

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thedistortionist's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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therainbowshelf's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I found this while doing a poetry social media post for the library and decided to check it out because the form poems caught my eye. I liked this collection, which focuses mostly on the events of 2020. Gorman’s words and form are striking and emotional. Now and then things felt slightly repetitive in tone, but I didn’t mind because it was an enjoyable collection.
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scrubsandbooks's review against another edition

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emotional reflective

4.0

I am not a poetry fan but this one felt powerful and relevant that I was moved. I don't think it would start convincing me to read more poetry but for those who are indeed poetry fans or wanting to try their hand at it, try this one. It's best to go through it slowly even if you can read it one sitting if you wanted.
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cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

Really beautiful! Probably would have enjoyed even more if I read it in 2020/2021
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challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

5.0

A beautiful and timeless collection of poetry. All the references were well-researched, and the parallels to the past that Gorman speaks to are haunting. There were more than a few lines that resonated with me.
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