When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through - A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry (Paperback)

United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 poets, representing nearly 100 indigenous nations, into one momentous volume. This landmark anthology celebrates the indigenous peoples of North America, the first poets of this country, whose literary traditions stretch back centuries. Opening with a blessing from Pulitzer Prize winner N. Scott Momaday, the book contains powerful introductions from contributing editors who represent the five geographically organised sections. Each section begins with a poem from the massive libraries of oral literatures and closes with emerging poets, ranging from Eleazar, a seventeenth-century Native student at Harvard, to Jake Skeets, a young Dineh poet born in 1991, and including renowned writers such as Natalie Diaz, Tommy Pico, Layli Long Soldier and Ray Young Bear. In When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through, Harjo offers the extraordinary sweep of Native literature.

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2020
Editors:	Joy Harjo
As told to:	LeAnne Howe • Jennifer Elise Foerster
Dimensions:	233 x 155 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-35680-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples
LSN:	0-393-35680-9
Barcode:	9780393356809

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