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Joy Harjo Catching the Light (Paperback) Why I Write. 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. Author: Joy Harjo. Title: Catching the Light. —Publishers Weekly. Further DetailsTitle: Catching the Light Condition: New Description: National Humanities Medalist and U.S. Poet Laureate 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. Author: Joy Harjo EAN: 9780300274066 Format: Paperback Country/Region of Manufacture: US ISBN-10: 0300274068 ISBN: 9780300274066 Publisher: Yale University Press Language: English Item Height: 178mm Item Length: 121mm Genre: Literary Criticism Release Date: 11/28/2023 Topic: Gender Sex & Relationships, Society & Culture, Biography Series: Why I Write Release Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
