An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo
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.
"Radiant.. [A] profound, brilliantly conceived song cycle celebrating ancestors, present and future generations, historic endurance and fresh beginnings." -- Jane Ciabattari - BBC
"Full of celebration, crisis, brokenness, and healing." -- Daisy Fried - The New York Times
"While the subject matter of her new poems continuously hits you in the gut, Harjo brings a sense of resilience to that dark history." -- Christian Allaire - Vogue
"If you only read one book of poems this summer, make it An American Sunrise... Every step of the journey is deeply moving... Rich and deeply engaging, An American Sunrise creates bridges of understanding while reminding readers to face and remember the past." -- Elizabeth Lund - The Washington Post
"Full of celebration, crisis, brokenness, and healing." -- Daisy Fried - The New York Times
"While the subject matter of her new poems continuously hits you in the gut, Harjo brings a sense of resilience to that dark history." -- Christian Allaire - Vogue
"If you only read one book of poems this summer, make it An American Sunrise... Every step of the journey is deeply moving... Rich and deeply engaging, An American Sunrise creates bridges of understanding while reminding readers to face and remember the past." -- Elizabeth Lund - The Washington Post
Joy Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee Nation. She served three terms as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States and is a recipient of the Poetry Society of America’s 2024 Frost Medal, Yale’s 2023 Bollingen Prize for American Poetry, and was recently honored with a National Humanities Medal. Harjo has released seven award-winning albums and is the inaugural Artist-in-Residence for the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she lives.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393358483 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393358488 |
| Title | An American Sunrise |
| Author | Joy Harjo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2020-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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