(W. W. Norton & Company)In Joy Harjo’s second memoir, the poet, author, musician, playwright, and first Native American to serve as the U.S. poet laureate, reveals, in illuminating detail, the many and varied influences and confluences that came to guide or propel Harjo into manifesting her dream of communicating through her words. She tells of family members, ancestors, members of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, recalls the stories passed down from one generation to the next, objects heavy with significance a … (read more)
