Joy Harjo's Poet Warrior: A Memoir is a truly remarkable book—partly because Harjo has led a remarkable life, but also because of the beautiful, almost incantatory prose Harjo uses。 Harjo doesn't just relate events in her life, she pulls us into a world view that makes us rethink our relationship to what we see around us—that makes us rethink the very world we see around us。Take your time with this title。 Move slowly, pick it up, put it down。 Nothing here should be rushed。 I received a free elec Joy Harjo's Poet Warrior: A Memoir is a truly remarkable book—partly because Harjo has led a remarkable life, but also because of the beautiful, almost incantatory prose Harjo uses。 Harjo doesn't just relate events in her life, she pulls us into a world view that makes us rethink our relationship to what we see around us—that makes us rethink the very world we see around us。Take your time with this title。 Move slowly, pick it up, put it down。 Nothing here should be rushed。 I received a free electronic review copy of this title from the publisher via NetGalley; the opinions are my own。 。。。more
Robyn,
Notable Books #58
Eaton Public Library,
Review to come
Katie Rich,
Harjo's newest memoir Poet Warrior is a triumph。 She writes with such passion and raw emotion that you can't help but be captivated by her words。 I actually went back partway through and started the book over because I wanted to re-read her thoughts and think about how they all fit together as the book went along。 So much injustice has been done to Native Tribes, and Harjo exposes the heart-wrenching and convicting truth that simply being born Indian has been a crime。 She speaks out of pain but Harjo's newest memoir Poet Warrior is a triumph。 She writes with such passion and raw emotion that you can't help but be captivated by her words。 I actually went back partway through and started the book over because I wanted to re-read her thoughts and think about how they all fit together as the book went along。 So much injustice has been done to Native Tribes, and Harjo exposes the heart-wrenching and convicting truth that simply being born Indian has been a crime。 She speaks out of pain but challenges the reader to seek beauty。 Her writing is so beautiful in its simplicity, and yet her messages of hope and community are complexly woven together with a mix of poetry, songs, history, and prose。 Her book made me ponder about identity and culture, and I highly recommend it! 。。。more
Pj,
According to Norton’s synopsis and Kirkus’s review of this book, it retells the same story (“How I became a poet”) as Harjo’s last memoir, “Crazy Brave”。 And, that book wasn’t interesting enough to reread。 So, I’ll probably pass on Poet Warrior。
Jean,
Pub date: September 7, 2021Joy Harjo has such a beautiful way with words, and her newest memoir is no exception。 This book tells the story of her life through prose and poetry and evokes such amazing imagery and emotion。 Thank you NetGalley and W。 W。 Norton for the advance copy of this book。
Aryssa,
3。9 stars
Elise Loehnen,
Gorgeous。
Diane Payne,
Joy Harjo's memoir takes readers on a spiritual journey that covers parts of her childhood with her abusive stepfather, her own children, and the last days spent with her mother。 Throughout the memoir, there are poems and lyrical prose, and family photos that create a lasting and vivid image of Harjo's story。 Joy Harjo's memoir takes readers on a spiritual journey that covers parts of her childhood with her abusive stepfather, her own children, and the last days spent with her mother。 Throughout the memoir, there are poems and lyrical prose, and family photos that create a lasting and vivid image of Harjo's story。 。。。more