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The Woman Who Fell from The Sky: Poems Paperback – August 17, 1996

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Joy Harjo, one of this country's foremost Native American voices, combines elements of storytelling, prayer, and song, informed by her interest in jazz and by her North American tribal background, in this, her fourth volume of poetry.

She draws from the Native American tradition of praising the land and the spirit, the realities of American culture, and the concept of feminine individuality.
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    English
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    W. W. Norton & Company
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    August 17, 1996
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    5.5 x 0.3 x 8.3 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9780393313628
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Along with N. Scott Momaday, John Trudell, and very few others, Joy Harjo is an essential Native American literary voice. She counts among her devoted readers Marge Piercy, Adrienne Rich, and Sandra Cisneros; her writing is infused with a generosity of spirit that accounts for much of her appeal. Dancing children, the attempt to heal a broken life, rising moons, and blue horses turning into streaks of lightning are the images Harjo uses to spin her yarns, and her words are spellbinding. Her talent is manifest in "A Postcolonial Tale": "Every day is a reenactment of the creation story. We emerge from dense unspeakable material, through the shimmering power of dreaming stuff." And in "Wolf Warrior": "A white butterfly speckled with pollen joined me in my prayers yesterday as I thought of you in Washington." There is a lot of magic and a lot of hope woven through the dark backdrop of the poems in The Woman Who Fell from the Sky. Harjo is a treasure.

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"I turn and return to Harjo's poetry for her breathtaking, complex witness and for her world-remaking language: precise, unsentimental, miraculous."
― Adrienne Rich

"I fell in love with these poems, with their clarity and light, their wisdom born somewhere between sky and earth."
― Sandra Cisneros

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 039331362X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; Revised ed. edition (August 17, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 88 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780393313628
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393313628
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.3 x 8.3 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 117 ratings

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Joy Harjo is an internationally renowned poet, performer, and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and served three terms as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States. Harjo is the author of ten books of poetry, several plays, children's books, and two memoirs; she has also produced seven award-winning music albums and edited several anthologies. Her many honors include the Ruth Lily Prize from the Poetry Foundation, the Academy of American Poets Wallace Stevens Award, two NEA fellowships, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Tulsa Artist Fellowship. She is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and Board of Directors Chair of the Native Arts & Cultures Foundation. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she is the inaugural Artist-in-Residence for the Bob Dylan Center.

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Karen Brioso
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastically Beautiful and Reverent
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2019
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What a fantastic book by Joy Harjo. The Woman Who Fell from The Sky is deeply moving with such rich and engaging prose. Words have power. Joy Harjo is a master of crafting and choosing the words that propels readers beyond their own experience.
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Jana Lee Wong
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, Poignant Message
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2020
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Loaned this to a friend and will probably never get it back. Very inspirational and poignant. A must read.
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Elie Shot
5.0 out of 5 stars Heart felt poetry
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2020
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Wonderful poet! An American Treasure
Love cover art and size of book makes it easy to take with me.
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D. M. Warren
5.0 out of 5 stars It's a good read
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It's a gift.
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BbP
5.0 out of 5 stars old book-written in 1994
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2011
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This is an old book-- written in 1994....I
just discovered in 2011....I love it and
Iam not usually a POETRY fan..but this
book changed my mind.

Book is very short--only 68 pages // 22 items.

Iam glad I was able to purchase it used.

MS. J O Y HARJO is an OKLAHOMA/CREEK
who now lives in ALBQ. NM.

She has many many talents -- writer, singer,
musician and poet...she can do anything. She
is a lovely lady.

SHE SAYS..." I believe that the word poet is
synonymous with the word truth teller."

Please buy.

Bette b prater
okc ok 62 retired
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jim
5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking and sad.
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2020
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Requires all your focus, but worth it.
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Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars My first reading of Joy Harjo's work
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2018
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My first reading of Joy Harjo's work, I very much enjoy her storytelling style. Still reading, as I take time to digest poetry. Very happy I purchased it, excellent condition upon arrival.
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Liz N.
5.0 out of 5 stars Book in good condition
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Book in good condition
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Gingerface
5.0 out of 5 stars Condition as expected
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2019
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Interesting addition to poetry book collection
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