How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems 1975-2002 by Joy Harjo

How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems 1975-2002

Joy Harjo

272 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction feminism poetry emotional informative reflective slow-paced
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This collection gathers poems from throughout Joy Harjo's twenty-eight-year career, beginning in 1973 in the age marked by the takeover at Wounded Knee and the rejuvenation of indigenous cultures in the world through poetry and music. How We Becam...

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reflective 95%
emotional 90%
challenging 40%
dark 30%
hopeful 30%
inspiring 25%
sad 20%
mysterious 15%
informative 10%
tense 5%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 27%
fast 11%

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