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Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light: Fifty Poems for Fifty Years
Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light: Fifty Poems for Fifty Years | Joy Harjo
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A magnificent selection of fifty poems to celebrate three-term US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s fifty years as a poet. Over a long, influential career in poetry, Joy Harjo has been praised for her “warm, oracular voice” (John Freeman, Boston Globe) that speaks “from a deep and timeless source of compassion for all” (Craig Morgan Teicher, NPR). Her poems are musical, intimate, political, and wise, intertwining ancestral memory and tribal histories with resilience and love. In this gemlike volume, Harjo selects her best poems from across fifty years, beginning with her early discoveries of her own voice and ending with moving reflections on our contemporary moment. Generous notes on each poem offer insight into Harjo’s inimitable poetics as she takes inspiration from Navajo horse songs and jazz, reckons with home and loss, and listens to the natural messengers of the earth. As evidenced in this transcendent collection, Joy Harjo’s “poetry is light and elixir, the very best prescription for us in wounded times” (Sandra Cisneros, Millions).
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gossamerchild
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This was the first collection of #poetry that popped into my head for #midwintersolace. Poetry is very hit or miss for me (it seems so much more personal than prose, for some reason), so when I love it, I LOVE it. I highly highly recommend this one.

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DebinHawaii I love listening to her poetry on audio. She is amazing! 4mo
TheBookHippie I love her work! 4mo
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Listening to Joy Harjo and Camille Dungy talk about nature and poetry was a gift. I felt so lucky to see Joy Harjo in person and her voice is incredibly soothing. Camille was a surprise- I added her book to my litsy wishlist but may get it sooner than later. #poetry I will add it to my comments.

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This might've been one of my favorite favorites of 2022. Simply fantastic poetry, it hit me on multiple levels. I'm still building my vocabulary when it comes to describing poetry, so I don't have a lot to say other than read this.

#12Booksof2022 @Andrew65

Andrew65 Looks good. (edited) 1y
SamAnne This is one of,hers I haven‘t read yet. Stacked. 1y
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September was a fantastic reading month. The numbers were a little lower than usual, but these were all 4 or 5 star reads.

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Fabulous. Stunning. One of my favorite reads of the year. Comes out in November.

#poetry #arc

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This collection of many of Joy Harjo‘s best poems to reflect on her fifty years as one of America's best poets (and the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate) is a wonderful gift. If you already know her, this is a wonderful review; if not, it is the perfect place to start. Sandra Cisneros provides a warm introduction. Highly recommended.

[I received an advanced galley through Netgalley. The book is due out November 1, 2022.]