Catching the Light(Reprint) (Hardcover) by JoyHarjo Hardcover, 129 Pages, Published 2022 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-25703-8, ISBN: 0-300-25703-1
"This is an homage to the power of words to defy erasure--to inscribe the story, again and again, of who we have been, who we are, and who we can be."
Crazy Brave(1st Edition) A Memoir by JoyHarjo Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2012 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-07346-1, ISBN: 0-393-07346-7
"A spiritual coming-of-age memoir from a poet praised for her "breathtaking complex witness and world-remaking language" (Adrienne Rich). In this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo, one of our leading Native American voices, 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 shel ..."
A Map to the Next World(1st Edition) Poems by JoyHarjo Hardcover, 138 Pages, Published 2000 by W W Norton & Co Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-393-04790-5, ISBN: 0-393-04790-3
"The poet author of The Woman Who Fell from the Sky draws on her own Native American heritage in a collection of lyrical poetry that explores the cruelties and tragedies of history and the redeeming miracles of human kindness."
"From people who value stories and songs from literary traditions that are as encompassing and intricate as those of Europe, Reinventing the Enemy's Language is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind to collect the poetry, fiction, prayer and memoir from Native American women. It is about the process of writing and speaking that sheds light on what it means to be an Indian woman at the end of the century, as many nations - includin ..."
"Language:Chinese.HardCover Pub Date: 2000 Pages: 32 Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books Some cats are good luck you pet them and good things happen Woogie is one of those cats but as Woogie gets into one to transship the after another. Everyone starts to worry. Can a good luck cat's good luck run out The first children's book from an acclaimed poet whose honors include the American Book Award and the William Carlos Williams Award Celeat ..."
Poet Warrior A Memoir (Hardback) by JoyHarjo Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2021 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-24852-4, ISBN: 0-393-24852-6
"Praise for Joy Harjo and Crazy Brave Joy 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."
An American Sunrise(1st Edition) Poems by JoyHarjo Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 2019 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-1-324-00386-1, ISBN: 1-324-00386-3
"National Bestseller A stunning new volume from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States, informed by her tribal history and connection to the land.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 Amer ..."
Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings(1st Edition) Poems by JoyHarjo Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2015 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-24850-0, ISBN: 0-393-24850-X
"A long-awaited poetry collection by one of our most essential Native American voices.In these poems, the joys and struggles of the everyday are played against the grinding politics of being human. Beginning in a hotel room in the dark of a distant city, we travel through history and follow the memory of the Trail of Tears from the bend in the Tallapoosa River to a place near the Arkansas River. Stomp dance songs, blues, and jazz ballads ..."
"Meet twenty-two-year-old Cherry Pye (née Cheryl Bunterman), a pop star since she was fourteen—and about to attempt a comeback from her latest drug-and-alcohol disaster. Now meet Cherry again: in the person of her “undercover stunt double,” Ann DeLusia. Ann portrays Cherry whenever the singer is too “indisposed”—meaning wasted—to go out in public. And it is Ann-mistaken-for-Cherry who is kidnapped from a South Beach hotel by obsessed pap ..."
"Celebrate the Mystery, Compassion, Wonder and Beauty of AnimalsTake a spiritual journey through this beautiful collection of blessings, prayers and meditations about the creatures, wild and tame, that inhabit our world. These moving contributions about all types of animals―playful dogs and beloved cats, giant whales and powerful elephants, tiny insects and delicate birds―are drawn from many faith traditions, including Native American, C ..."
"This new collection reveals the vitality of the intellectual and creative work of Native women today. The authors examine the avenues that Native American women have chosen for creative, cultural, and political expressions, and discuss the points of convergence between Native American feminisms and other feminisms. Individual contributors articulate their positions around issues such as identity, community, sovereignty, culture, and rep ..."
"Evocative photographs celebrating the rich culture and dramatic landscapes of the Laguna Pueblo, the native people of the U.S. Southwest. Lee Marmon is America's most renowned Native American photographer and yet this is the first book to showcase his breathtaking photography. This book combined Mr. Marmon's award-winning photographs celebrating the Laguna Pueblo - their distinctive landscapes, their traditions and history - with equa ..."
"How do women writers cope with changes and juggle the demands in their already full lives to make time for their lives as artists? In this anthology, noted female novelists, journalists, essayists, poets, and nonfiction writers address the old and new challenges of "doing it all" that face women writers as the twenty-first century approaches. With eloquence, sensitivity, and more than a touch of wry humor, Sleeping with One Eye Open rel ..."
Poets on Poetry Ser.(Updated) The Spiral of Memory : Interviews by JoyHarjo, Laura Coltelli Hardcover, 152 Pages, Published 1995 by University Of Michigan Press ISBN-13: 978-0-472-09581-0, ISBN: 0-472-09581-1
"With the recently-published The Woman Who Fell from the Sky , Joy Harjo has emerged as one of the most powerful Native American voices of her generation. Over the past two decades, Harjo has refined and perfected a unique poetic voice that speaks her multifaceted experience as Native American, woman and Westerner in twentieth-century society. The Spiral of Memory gathers the conversations in which Harjo has articulated her singular yet ..."
The Woman Who Fell from the Sky Poems by JoyHarjo Hardcover, 69 Pages, Published 1994 by W W Norton & Co Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-393-03715-9, ISBN: 0-393-03715-0
"Along with N. Scott Momaday, John Trudell, and very few others, Joy Harjo is an essential Native American literary voice. She counts among her devoted readers Marge Piercy, Adrienne Rich, and Sandra Cisneros; her writing is infused with a generosity of spirit that accounts for much of her appeal. Dancing children, the attempt to heal a broken life, rising moons, and blue horses turning into streaks of lightning are the images H ..."
"A stunning anthology of original essays and photographs by 20 American Indian writers and photographers includes the works of Gabriel Horn and Simon Ortiz. Celebrates the depth and diversity of contemporary Native American life. 80 photos, 40 in color. Media tour."
"Little Night Creatures — J. Patrick Lewis (New England Review/ Bread Loaf
Quarterly) Girls — John L'Heureux (Denver Quarterly) Heirloom — Renee
Manfredi (Cimarron Review) King of Safety — Michael Martone (Crescent
Review) The Smoke of Invisible Fires — Jack Matthews (Bottom Dog Press) The
Hellraiser — Robert G. McBrearty (Mississippi Review) Bodies At Sea — Erin
McGraw (Georgia Review) Second Hands — Kevin Mcllvoy (Missouri Review) ..."
She had some horses by JoyHarjo Hardcover, 74 Pages, Published 1983 by Thunder's Mouth Press ISBN-13: 978-0-938410-07-2, ISBN: 0-938410-07-5
"Poetry Speaks Who I Am is filled with more than 100 remarkable poems about you, who you are, and who you are becoming. Dive in-find the poem you love, the one that makes you angry, the one that makes you laugh, the one that knocks the wind out of you, and become a part of Poetry Speaks Who I Am by adding your own inside the book. Poetry can be life altering. It can be gritty and difficult. It can be hilarious or heart-breaking. And it's ..."