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Poet warrior : a memoir / Joy Harjo.
"Poet Laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life. In the second memoir from the first Native American to serve as US poet laureate, Joy Harjo invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her "poet-warrior" road. A musical, kaleidoscopic meditation, Poet Warrior reveals how Harjo came to write poetry of compassion and healing, poetry with the power to unearth the truth and demand justice. Weaving together the voices that shaped her, Harjo listens to stories of ancestors and family, the poetry and music that she first encountered as a child, the teachings of a changing earth, and the poets who paved her way. She explores her grief at the loss of her mother and sheds light on the rituals that nourish her as an artist, mother, wife, and community member. Moving fluidly among prose, song, and poetry, Poet Warrior is a luminous journey of becoming that sings with all the jazz, blues, tenderness, and bravery that we know as distinctly Joy Harjo"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393248524
- ISBN: 0393248526
- Physical Description: x, 226 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [©2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | To imagine the spirit of poetry -- Prepare -- You might know me first -- Ancestral roots -- Becoming -- A postcolonial tale -- Diamond light -- Teachers -- Sunrise. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Harjo, Joy. Poets, American > 20th century > Biography. Poets, American > 21st century > Biography. Indigenous women authors > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. Autobiographical poetry. |
Available copies
- 24 of 25 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 25 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Abington Community Library | 92 HARJO (Text) | 50687011738989 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albright Memorial Library | 92 HARJO (Text) | 50686016086568 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Altoona Area Public Library | 818.5403 HAR (Text) | 33240004941442 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Carbondale Public Library | 92 HARJO (Text) | 50688010805803 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Coudersport Public Library | 818 HAR (Text) | 30183000960938 | Adult Nonfiction | In Process | - |
| Gettysburg Library | BIOG HARJ-J (Text)
Endowment:
Nancy G. Richardson Named Endowment, 2021
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35740635769375 | Biography | Available | - |
| Green Free Library (Wellsboro) | 921 HARJO (Text) | 92525375 | GFWM Main Room | Available | - |
| Highland Community Library | 818.54 HAR (Text) | 35610000980552 | HGHM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Huntingdon County Library | NF 818.54 HAR (Text) | 30298100593288 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Indian Valley Public Library | Biography Harjo (Text) | 39427103607222 | Nonfiction Room: Adult Biography | Available | - |
