Call Us What We Carry

Call Us What We Carry
AuthorAmanda Gorman
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry
PublisherViking Press
Publication dateDecember 7, 2021
Media typePrint
ISBN9780593465066

Call Us What We Carry is a poetry collection by Amanda Gorman, published December 7, 2021, by Viking Press. The book landed the first position on the New York Times Best Seller List. It was translated into Spanish by Nuria Barrios in 2023.

Summary

The book covers contemporary topics from the news, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the police shootings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Some of the poems are visual poems. The book's poetry has nautical themes, including it first lines about a message in a bottle and the ship Essex that was sunk by a sperm whale. The book ends with "The Hill We Climb", the poem that Gorman recited at the inauguration of Joe Biden.

Audiobook

An accompanying audiobook version of Call Us What We Carry, read by Gorman, was released on December 7, 2021, by Penguin Random House's audio publishing division. The audiobook earned Gorman a nomination at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in the newly created Best Spoken Word Poetry Album category.

Reception

Call Us What We Carry landed the first position on the New York Times Best Seller List and is an IndieBound best seller.

The book received starred reviews from Kirkus, as well as positive reviews from New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, NPR, The Associated Press, Oprah Magazine, The Guardian, Tatler, and Publishers Weekly.

References

  1. 1 2 "Best Sellers – Books". The New York Times. December 26, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Call Us What We Carry". Kirkus Reviews. December 2, 2021. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Verma, Jeevika (December 6, 2021). "In debut poetry collection, Amanda Gorman looks at America today through its past". NPR. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman". Penguin Random House Audio. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". www.grammy.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ Young, Molly (December 7, 2021). "An Expansive New Book From Amanda Gorman, Celebrity Poet and Inaugural Star". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  7. ↑ Lythcott-Haims, Julie (December 7, 2021). "Review | Amanda Gorman's 'Call Us What We Carry' is as powerful as 'The Hill We Climb'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  8. ↑ Biraben, Amancai (December 8, 2021). "Review: Amanda Gorman offers inventive collection of poems". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  9. ↑ Sanders, Joshunda (December 3, 2021). "Amanda Gorman's Poetry Collection "Call Us What We Carry" Is Finally Here". Oprah Daily. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ Fan, Kit (December 8, 2021). "Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman review – symphony of hope and solidarity". the Guardian. Archived from the original on August 4, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ Akdeniz, Eliz (December 9, 2021). "Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman review". Tatler. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Poetry Book Review: Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman. Viking, $24.99 (240p) ISBN 978-0-593-55708-2". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.