| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
To imagine the spirit of poetry -- Prepare -- You might know me first -- Ancestral roots -- Becoming -- A postcolonial tale -- Diamond light -- Teachers -- Sunset. |
| Summary |
"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. |
| Subject |
Harjo, Joy.
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Harjo, Joy. |
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Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Poets, American. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Poets, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
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| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Indian women authors -- United States -- Biography.
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Indian women authors. |
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United States. |
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Women poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Women poets, American. |
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Women poets, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
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Indian women poets -- United States -- Biography.
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Indian women poets. |
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Poets laureate -- United States -- Biography.
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Poets laureate. |
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Creek Indians -- Biography.
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Creek Indians. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Autobiographical poetry.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Harjo, Joy. Poet warrior. First edition. New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021] 9780393248531 (OCoLC)1267517374 |
| ISBN |
9780393248524 hardcover |
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0393248526 hardcover |
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9780393248531 paperback |
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0393248534 paperback |
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9780393248531 electronic publication |
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1324022019 |
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9781324022015 |
| Standard No. |
40030730379 |
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