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emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

5.0

This is unlike a lot of poetry I’ve read and I love that so much. Joy Harjo has such a special, singular voice.

hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Deeply connected to the land and people.

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

5.0

Second time listening to the full collection read by the poet. Was an afternoon of sunshine, rain, goosebumps and surprises.

4.0

a collection of poems many of which should be read as prayers/invocations other that tell histories of turtle island.

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I lingered and reread over this one. Washing My Mother's Body is the best poem I have read in a year and I read a good bit of poetry.