A review by joyfulfoodie
Call Us What We Carry: Poems by Amanda Gorman

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

I listened to this on audiobook. I really enjoyed hearing the author’s voice - I knew it would be good as an audiobook after hearing Gorman’s performance at Biden’s inauguration. That poem is the last one included here, btw. 
As always, when choosing audio formats these days, there were several parts I wished I could highlight on my kindle to save for later. There was a line about putting down our guns and grief that hit hard (soldier ptsd if I’m recalling it right). But the most moving for me was her summary of the pandemic… a poem in 14ish scenes that took us through 2020 and 2021. I actually cried. I wish I could print that poem out and tape it in my journal for that time. 
There are lots of poems that touch on the impact Covid 19 had on our lives and what lockdown felt like. There are also some really great poems addressing race - identity, conflict, politics. 
I will likely read this one again at some point, in print next time to save quotes. Beautifully executed. And I don’t usually just read a whole book of poetry.