‘Alarum’ by Amanda Gorman speaks about extinction and the climate crisis, alluding to the fate of humankind if nothing changes.Â
This is a good Amanda Gorman poem that explores the divisions felt within American society, something that's commonly featured in her verse. Readers will likely recognize the debate between those who support climate action and those who do not while reading this text. It's hard to ignore the divisions in society, Gorman suggests, and the time to do something about them is now.
We're writing as the daughter of a / dying world / as
its new-faced alert. / In math, the slash / also called
the solidus / means division, divided by. / We were
divided / from each other, person / person. / Some