Joy Harjo Boeken

Three-term poet laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life

Joy Harjo's play Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light is the centerpiece of this collection that includes essays and interviews concerning the roots and the reaches of contemporary Native Theater.

A stunning new volume from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States, informed by her tribal history and connection to the land.

US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s iconic poem "Remember," illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, and to remember the importance of their place in it. Remember the sky you were born under, Know each of the star's stories. Remember the moon, know who she is. Remember the sun's birth at dawn, That is the strongest point of time. So begins the picture book adaptation of the renowned poem that encourages young readers to reflect on family, nature, and their heritage. In simple and direct language, Harjo, a member of the Mvskoke Nation, urges readers to pay close attention to who they are, the world they were born into, and how all inhabitants on earth are connected. Michaela Goade, drawing from her Tlingit culture, has created vivid illustrations that make the words come alive in an engaging and accessible way. This timeless poem paired with magnificent paintings makes for a picture book that is a true celebration of life and our human role within it.

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

"Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as U.S. poet laureate, invites us to travel along the realizations of her "poet-warrior" road. Poet Warrior reveals how Harjo came to write poetry with the power to unearth the truth and demand justice. Harjo listens to stories of ancestors and family, the poetry and music that she first encountered as a child, and the messengers of a changing earth. In absorbing, incantatory prose, Harjo grieves the loss of her mother, reckons with the theft of her ancestral homeland, and sheds light on the rituals that nourish her as an artist, mother, wife, and community member"-- Back cover

The Climate Crisis affects all of us. It is critical we address this. Published by Cutthroat, a Journal of the Arts and The Black Earth Institute, this timely anthology brings together a hundred plus poets, fiction and nonfiction writers, including Rita Dove, Joy Harjo, Linda Hogan, Martin Espada, Naomi Shihab Nye, Richard Jackson, Camille T. Dungy, J. Drew Lanham, Patricia Spears Jones, Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, Octavio Quintanilla, Brenda Peterson and more to discuss Climate Change and its affects on human and nonhuman populations, on urban and wild environments. Writings deal with Western wildfires, Eastern floods, rising sea temperatures and acidification, the disappearance of glaciers as well as also how the Climate Crisis intersects with social issues like racism, poverty, sexism, etc. This is not a doom & gloom collection, but one that aims at finding solutions to the Climate Crisis. All profits from sales will be donated to nonprofit groups aimed at preserving endangered species, such as grizzly bears, wolves, northern jaguars and large wild cats, and orcas.

The poem "Washing My Mother’s Body" by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo explores the profound themes of grief and loss through evocative imagery and emotional depth. This beautifully illustrated edition enhances the poignant message, providing a visual journey that complements the text and offers solace during times of mourning. The work serves as a heartfelt tribute to the bonds between mothers and daughters, guiding readers through the complexities of sorrow and remembrance.