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Part I (Pages 1 - 44)

• The following version of this book was used to create this lesson plan: Gorman, Amanda. Call Us What We Carry. Viking, New York, 2021. Hardcover.

• This poems in this collection were written from various points of view, but most are written from the first person plural point of view and in the present tense. Unless otherwise noted, assume each poem is written from the first person plural point of view and in the present tense.

• The first poem is titled "Ship's Manifest," and in it, Gorman addresses the task of preserving history, as happens in a ship's manifest.

• A record is a testimony, and Gorman notes that a record can also be a "reckoning," preserving uncomfortable facts and truths.

• Part I is titled "Requiem," and the first poem is short, titled "Please," imploring readers to make sure they face all people in time.

• In "Aborescent...

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