Catching the Light by Joy Harjo
United States Poet Laureate and winner of the 2022 Academy of American Poets Leadership Award Joy Harjo examines the power of words and how poetry summons us toward justice and healing
Praise for Joy Harjo:
“I turn and return to Harjo’s poetry for her breathtaking complex witness and for her world-remaking language”—Adrienne Rich
“[Harjo’s] poetry is light and elixir, the very best prescription for us in wounded times.”—Sandra Cisneros, The Millions
“I turn and return to Harjo’s poetry for her breathtaking complex witness and for her world-remaking language”—Adrienne Rich
“[Harjo’s] poetry is light and elixir, the very best prescription for us in wounded times.”—Sandra Cisneros, The Millions
Joy Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the twenty-third Poet Laureate of the United States. Her books include Poet Warrior and An American Sunrise. She is the recipient of a 2022 National Humanities Medal, presented by President Biden. Her numerous other awards include the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award of the National Book Critics Circle; the 2022 Academy of American Poets Leadership Award; and the 2023 Bollingen Prize for American Poetry, awarded by the Yale University Library.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300274066 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300274068 |
| Title | Catching the Light |
| Author | Joy Harjo |
| Series | Why I Write |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2023-11-28 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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