Catching the Light

U.S. 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   “Her enduring message—that writing can be redemptive—resonates: ‘To write is to make a mark in the world, to assert “I am.�’ The result is a rousing testament to the power of storytelling.�—Publishers Weekly   “Harjo writes as if the creative journey has been the destination all along.�—Kirkus Reviews   In this lyrical meditation about the why of writing poetry, Joy Harjo reflects on significant points of illumination, experience, and questioning from her fifty years as a poet. Composed of intimate vignettes that take us through the author’s life journey as a youth in the late 1960s, a single mother, and a champion of Native nations, this book offers a fresh understanding of how poetry functions as an expression of purpose, spirit, community, and memory—in both the private, individual journey and as a vehicle for prophetic, public witness.   Harjo insists that the most meaningful poetry is birthed through cracks in history from what is broken and unseen. At the crossroads of this brokenness, she calls us to watch and listen for the songs of justice for all those America has denied. 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.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Why I Write
Release date:	2024
Authors:	Joy Harjo
Dimensions:	178 x 121mm (L x W)
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-27406-6
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-300-27406-8
Barcode:	9780300274066

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