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An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo
Category: Classics
In the early 1800s, the Mvskoke people were forcibly removed from their original lands east of the Mississippi to Indian Territory, which is now part of Oklahoma. Two hundred years later, Joy Harjo returns to her family's lands and opens a dialogue with history. In An American Sunrise, Harjo finds bless ...Show more
An American Sunrise - Poems by Joy Harjo
Category: Gift
In this stunning collection, Joy Harjo finds blessings in the abundance of her homeland and confronts the site where her people, and other indigenous families, essentially disappeared.
Catching the Light by Joy Harjo
Category: Poetry & Plays | Series: Why I Write Ser.
United States Poet Laureate and winner of the 2022 Academy of American Poets Leadership Award Joy Harjo examines the power of words and how poetry summons us toward justice and healing "Harjo writes as if the creative journey has been the destination all along."--Kirkus Reviews In this lyrical meditatio ...Show more
Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo
Category: Biography
In this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo details her journey to becoming a poet. Born in Oklahoma, the end place of the Trail of Tears, Harjo grew up learning to dodge an abusive stepfather by finding shelter in her imagination, a deep spiritual life ...Show more
Poet Warrior - A Memoir by Joy Harjo
Category: Biography
Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as U.S. poet laureate, invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her poet-warrior road. A musical, kaleidoscopic, and wise follow-up to Crazy Brave, Poet Warrior reveals how Harjo came to write poetry of compassion and hea ...Show more
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through - A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry by Joy Harjo (Editor) with LeAnne Howe and Jennifer Elise Foerster
Category: Gift
This landmark anthology celebrates the indigenous peoples of North America, the first poets of this country, whose literary traditions stretch back centuries. Opening with a blessing from Pulitzer Prize-winner N. Scott Momaday, the book contains powerful introductions from contributing editors who repre ...Show more
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