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Genre/Form: | Autobiography Autobiographies Biographies Biography |
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Named Person: | Joy Harjo; Joy Harjo |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Joy Harjo |
OCLC Number: | 1298903350 |
Notes: | A cloth bag containing 10 copies of the title and a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists to assist book group discussion leaders. |
Awards: | Short-listed for Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association Reading the West Book Award 2022 Long-listed for ALA Carnegie Medal 2022 |
Description: | 10 books in 1 cloth bag (x, 226 pages : illustrations ; 37 x 46 cm. + 1 reading group guide folder. 22 cm.) ; |
Contents: | To imagine the spirit of poetry -- Prepare -- You might know me first -- Ancestral roots -- Becoming -- A postcolonial tale -- Diamond light -- Teachers -- Sunset. |
Series Title: | Instant book club. |
Responsibility: | Joy Harjo. |
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"A member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Harjo is the first Native Poet Laureate of the United States. Her second memoir (after "Crazy Brave") blends personal journey with cultural meaning, weaving in stories from her ancestors that shaped her growth as an artist and teacher. The result is as strong and lyric as her poetry." -- 10 Books To Read in September - The Washington Post "Blending poetry and prose, Harjo examines her childhood, her ancestors and her path to becoming the country's first Native American poet laureate." -- What To Read - The New York Times "In this triumphant memoir, our three-term Poet Laureate lyrically fuses poetry and prose to capture her Creek Nation family... "I walk in and out of several worlds each day," Harjo once wrote-and in Poet Warrior, she threads them all together masterfully." -- Adrienne Westenfeld, The Best Books of Fall 2021 - Esquire "Alternating between poetry and prose, Harjo meditates on the stories and songs she grew up with, her artistic and ancestral influences and how poetry informs and reflects her connection to her community and home. The result is a memoir that is soulful and celebratory." -- 34 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2021 - TIME Magazine Read more...


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