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foldingfictions's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
I read my first Joy Harjo, American Sunrise, during The Sealey Challenge last August, and I knew I wanted to read more of her work. While I loved American Sunrise, I think that Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings is my new favorite Harjo and a collection I look forward to rereading in the future. There is so much packed into these poems, they’re beautiful and intense, full of love and grief. This is everything I look for in a poetry collection. In particular, I found the themes of community care, justice (not as we as a society tend to really define it), and our relationship with the earth especially compelling. This poetry collection is deeply connected to nature and care and gratitude for the planet we live on.
I was going to list my favorite poems, but the list was way too long- it would have been quicker to list my non-favorites, which seems silly. Please just read this poetry collection. Please also understand that I went through and picked only my favorite, most important annotations… and ended up with 26.
Lastly, as many of you know, my absolute favorite way to read is to have a physical copy in front of me, and the audio playing- it just helps me focus and really feel immersed in whatever I’m reading, especially when I’m annotating. Well, it was such a treat because Libby had the audio and Joy Harjo reads her own collection, singing parts of it, and when I tell you that is the ideal experience, please believe me and try it out.
labyrinth_witch's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful collection of poems that is full of rebuke and longings, at the center the question “how to we resolve the conflict between people’s” and “if we did, what then?”
It will fill you with sadness and out you in touch with your own longings.
It will fill you with sadness and out you in touch with your own longings.
vtlism's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
4.5
Beautiful and quotable
marie_gg's review against another edition
5.0
I began listening to Harjo's book of poems as I took a walk on Thanksgiving this year. Ever more aware of the racist history of Thanksgiving, I wanted to soak up some indigenous wisdom. Harjo did not disappoint
mercenator's review against another edition
5.0
Some poetry feels trite or forced. There is none of that with Joy Harjo. I’m so glad that I *listened* to the audiobook of this, because the poet included some singing and music interspersed with the poetry. It was lovely. I am still with some of the lines, and will be for a long time. This is, I think, a must read.
jcrnom03's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Cohesive collection of poems with crafted in Harjo's usual hand.