Call Us What We Carry

Viking 2021 (1st US). 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. First UK edition, first impression. Amanda Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet in history when she famously recited her poem "The Hill We Climb" (included in this volume, pp. 206-11) as Joe Biden became President of the United States of America. "Whereas 'The Hill We Climb' was a celebration of what with effort is possible", the other poems of this collection "redouble back on what ails us in the first place. The objects of her gaze are America's refusal to own and atone for its history, the ominous changes to our climate and the coronavirus pandemic and its politicization" (Lythcott-Haims). Julie Lythcott-Haims, 'Amanda Gorman's "Call Us What We Carry" is as powerful as "The Hill We Climb"', Washington Post, 7 Dec 2021, accessible online. Octavo. Original blue paper-covered boards, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, blue endpapers. With dust jacket. Chapter titles printed on black squares with cloudy backgrounds, pp. 9-11 printed as a series of text messages, pp. 104-17 printed as notebook entries, pp. 154-87 printed on black paper stock slowly fading into grey. Mint in a Mint d/w.