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Call Us What We Carry
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  • Published: 7 December 2021
  • ISBN: 9781473596566
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $32.00

Call Us What We Carry

The debut collection from the bestselling phenomenon who performed at the Presidential Inauguration

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Paperback
23 Apr 2024
Hardback
7 Dec 2021
EBook
7 Dec 2021
Audiobook
7 Dec 2021
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A collection of poetry by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman

The breakout poetry collection by Sunday Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman

Including 'The Hill We Climb,' the stirring poem read at the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden, Amanda Gorman's remarkable new collection reveals an energizing and unforgettable poetic voice. Call Us What We Carry is Gorman at her finest. Bursting with musical language and exploring themes of identity, grief, and memory, this lyric of hope and healing captures an important moment in our collective consciousness while being utterly timeless.
  • Published: 7 December 2021
  • ISBN: 9781473596566
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $32.00
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About the author

Amanda Gorman

Amanda Gorman is the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history. She is a committed advocate for the environment, racial equality, and gender justice. In 2017, Urban Word named her the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate. Gorman's performance of her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration received critical acclaim and international attention. The special edition of her inaugural poem debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and was a Sunday Times Bestseller in the United Kingdom. She is also the author of the children's picture book Change Sings. After graduating cum laude from Harvard University, she now lives in her hometown of Los Angeles.
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Also by Amanda Gorman

Change Sings
The Hill We Climb
For There Is Always Light
Something, Someday
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Praise for Call Us What We Carry

'The Hill We Climb': Deeply rousing and uplifting

Vogue

'The Hill We Climb': A young Black woman helping to turn the page to a more hopeful chapter in American leadership... It made me so happy

Michelle Obama, TIME

'The Hill We Climb': The perfect example of what poetry can do

Theresa Lola, Guardian

A new collection full of hope and healing from the young American poet who electrified the world

Guardian, *50 Biggest Books of Autumn 2021*