An American Sunrise

Joy Harjo

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144

Pages

2019

Published

Contemporary Poetry

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Contemporary Poetry

A nationally best-selling volume of wise, powerful poetry from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States. In this stunning collection, Joy Harjo finds blessings in the abundance of her homeland and confronts the site where the Mvskoke people, including her own ancestors, were forcibly displaced. From her memory of her mother’s death, to her beginnings in the Native rights movement, to the fresh road with her beloved, Harjo’s personal life intertwines with tribal histories to create a space for renewed beginnings.

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Joy Harjo

Joy Harjo is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and served as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States — the first Native American to hold the post, and one of only a handful to serve three terms. A poet, saxophonist, and memoirist, she has published several collections of poetry alongside the memoir Crazy Brave. An American Sunrise returns to the Southeastern homelands her ancestors were forced from during Indian Removal, and to the family she traces back along that road.