| The Woman Who Fell from the Sky: Poems Revised Edition Contributor(s): Harjo, Joy (Author) |
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ISBN: 039331362X ISBN-13: 9780393313628 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: Joy Harjo, one of this country's foremost Native American voices, combines elements of storytelling, prayer, and song, informed by her interest in jazz and by her North American tribal background, in this, her fourth volume of poetry. She draws from the Native American tradition of praising the land and the spirit, the realities of American culture, and the concept of feminine individuality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 96023014 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.20 lbs) 88 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: She draws from the Native American tradition of praising the land and the spirit, the realities of American culture, and the concept of feminine individuality. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harjo, Joy: - Joy Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee Creek Nation and was named United States Poet Laureate in 2019. The author of eight books of poetry and a memoir, Crazy Brave, her many honors include the Jackson Poetry Prize, the Ruth Lilly Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Josephine Miles Poetry Award, the William Carlos Williams Award, and the American Indian Distinguished Achievement in the Arts Award. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she is a Tulsa Artist Fellow. |