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yves000's review
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
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, and Violence
katnortonwriter's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.0
Harjo’s voice is so clear and clean, and many of these poems read like songs. Her messages are hopeful, kind, and enduring.