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cpoole's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
I’m typically not a reader of poetry but I’ve been interested in Joy Harjo, so this seemed like a perfect start to her work. And it is beautiful! Featuring imagery from her own personal life (an especially moving scene at her mother’s deathbed), as well as the collective Native American experience, ie the Trail of Tears. The audio (read by Harjo) is perfection!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization
hanhantap's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Genocide, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Trafficking and Rape
Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction
khakipantsofsex's review
emotional
reflective
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Domestic abuse
goblingirlreads's review
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
I don't usually pick up poetry or nonfiction but I'm really grateful that I picked up this book. Joy Harjo is masterful with language and I was moved many times by her incredible poetry. The poems speak directly about the experience of being an indigenous person in America and wow, is it filled with pain, heartbreak, death, and grief. Throughout the poems however there is also hope, music, stories that have been passed down by ancestors, and the encouragement to keep moving towards a better future through the pain. I was very moved by this book and I'm glad to have read it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, and Violence
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