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nyarai's review against another edition
4.0
I haven't read poetry in a while and really enjoyed this.
yves000's review against another edition
5.0
Joy Harjo’s poetry is consistently incredible. This is the second full collection of hers that I’ve read (She Had Some Horses was the first); each came from a unique place but both were equally powerful. Her voice is gritty and musical and will shake you right out of a poetry slump where same-same insta/contemporary pieces may be lacking a certain command or authenticity (not an attack on genre/style...I often feel like this with my own work so Harjo’s poems help snap me out of it and remind me to stop trying too hard.)
Some favorite pieces include:
“Ah but what about being”
“The first horn I played”
“Forever”
“I thought of all the doors”
“Speaking tree”
“I heard a raven...”
“Everybody has a heartache”
“Fall song”
Some favorite pieces include:
“Ah but what about being”
“The first horn I played”
“Forever”
“I thought of all the doors”
“Speaking tree”
“I heard a raven...”
“Everybody has a heartache”
“Fall song”
hanhantap's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.25
Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, and Violence
driaslibrary's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0