{"product_id":"poet-warrior-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Poet Warrior: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoy Harjo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy 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 \u003cem\u003eCrazy Brave\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoet Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how Harjo came to write poetry of compassion and healing, poetry with the power to unearth the truth and demand justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarjo listens to stories of ancestors and family, the poetry and music that she first encountered as a child, and the messengers of a changing earth--owls heralding grief, resilient desert plants, and a smooth green snake curled up in surprise. She celebrates the influences that shaped her poetry, among them Audre Lorde, N. Scott Momaday, Walt Whitman, Muscogee stomp dance call-and-response, Navajo horse songs, rain, and sunrise. In absorbing, incantatory prose, Harjo grieves at the loss of her mother, reckons with the theft of her ancestral homeland, and sheds light on the rituals that nourish her as an artist, mother, wife, and community member.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving fluidly between prose, song, and poetry, Harjo recounts a luminous journey of becoming, a spiritual map that will help us all find home. \u003cem\u003ePoet Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e sings with the jazz, blues, tenderness, and bravery that we know as distinctly Joy Harjo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Joy Harjo and \u003cem\u003eCrazy Brave\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy Harjo has always been able to see with more than her eyes. Her writing is a testament to this gift...Her hero's journey is a gift for all those struggling to make their way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Sandra Cisneros\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy Harjo is a giant-hearted, gorgeous, and glorious gift to the world. Her belief in art, in spirit, is so powerful, it can't help but spill over to us--lucky readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Pam Houston\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsightful...\u003cem\u003eCrazy Brave\u003c\/em\u003e brings one of our finest--and most complicated--poets into view...Raw and honest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Jack Shakely, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarjo is a magician and a master of the English language...[S]he knows how to navigate the rough waters of silence, exile and cunning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Jonah Raskin, \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA...saga about the survival of spirituality and creativity in the face of generations of racism, dispossession, and familial dysfunction...[F]antastic, terrible, and beautiful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Rebecca Steintz, \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarjo gives readers a glimpse into her own mythic life moments: waking dreams that result in some of her most evocative and important poems. Harjo's poetry, woven throughout, makes this memoir a must-read for her fans and a fascinating door into her world for those new to her work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Elizabeth Wilkinson, \u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.22 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e ALA Notable Books (2022)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987468157229,"sku":"9781324022015","price":18.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/aUZPOWxZenBTb3JTUWd2dCtKNWpOdz09.webp?v=1776178887","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/poet-warrior-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}