DESCRIPTION

The breakout poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman

Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, the luminous poetry collection by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman captures a shipwrecked moment in time and transforms it into a lyric of hope and healing. In Call Us What We Carry, Gorman explores history, language, identity, and erasure through an imaginative and intimate collage. Harnessing the collective grief of a global pandemic, these poems shine a light on a moment of reckoning and reveal that Gorman has become our messenger from the past, our voice for the future.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amanda Gorman is the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history. She is a committed advocate for the environment, racial equality, and gender justice. Amanda's activism and poetry have been featured on The Today Show, PBS Kids, and CBS This Morning, and in the New York Times, Vogue, Essence, and O, The Oprah Magazine. In 2017, Urban Word named her the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States. After graduating cum laude from Harvard University, she now lives in her hometown of Los Angeles. The special edition of her inaugural poem, "The Hill We Climb," was published in March 2021 and debuted at #1 on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Her debut picture book, Change Sings, was published in September 2021.

AMANDA GORMAN BOOK DRIVE

To celebrate National Poetry Month, Bookshop.org and Picture Book are proud to partner with Penguin Young Readers to donate copies of Amanda Gorman’s books to schools and community organizations across the country. Donations accepted from March 14, 2022 through May 13, 2022.

When you purchase a copy through this page, you will be supporting our chosen donation partner We Need Diverse Books with the donated books, as well as supporting this Bookshop.org storefront with your purchase! We Need Diverse Books is a non-profit organization that distributes books to low-income classrooms, educators, and organizations across the country.