Week One: Amanda Gorman's Call Us What We Carry Read-a-Long
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For this first week, we read the first two sections: Requiem and What a Piece of Wreck is Man
I wanted to start the discussion with a few questions about these two sections.
1. Why do you think "Ship's Manifest" is the opening poem to the collection and no included in the first section, "Requiem?"
2. Gorman's first section's title signals that the poems will be a remembrance of the dead, how well do you think the poems accomplish this task? What was one of your favorites?
3. In "What a Piece of Wreck is Man," what do you think she's saying with these poems? Is man irredeemable? Is there more to our failures?
4. What are some of your favorite poems or lines in these two sections?
I'll be monitoring the comments and replying throughout the weekend. Can't wait to see what everyone thinks.