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Catching the light / by Harjo, Joy,author.(CARDINAL)159824;
"In this lyrical meditation about the why of writing poetry, Joy Harjo reflects on significant points of illumination, experience, and questioning from her fifty years as a poet. Comprised of intimate vignettes that take us through the author's life journey as a youth in the late 1960s, a single mother, and a champion of Native nations, this book offers a fresh understanding of how poetry functions as an expression of purpose, spirit, community, and memory. Harjo insists the most meaningful poetry is birthed through cracks in history from what is broken and unseen. At the crossroads of this brokenness, she calls us to watch and listen for the songs of justice for all those America has denied. This is an homage to the power of words to defy erasure--to inscribe the story, again and again, of who we have been, who we are, and who we can be."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Harjo, Joy.; Poets, American; Poets, American; Poets laureate; Indian women authors; Women poets, American; Women poets, American; Creek Indians; Poetry; Poetry;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 14
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Poet warrior [sound recording] : a memoir / by Harjo, Joy,author,narrator.(CARDINAL)159824;
Performed by Joy Harjo.Three-term poet laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Autobiographical poetry.; Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Harjo, Joy.; Poets, American; Poets, American; Indian women poets; Women poets, American; Women poets, American; Poets laureate; Creek Indians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The tree that time built : a celebration of nature, science, and imagination / by Fortin, Barbara,illustrator.(CARDINAL)498219; Hoberman, Mary Ann.(CARDINAL)318368; Winston, Linda.(CARDINAL)639589;
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Subjects: Nature poetry.; Poetry.; American poetry.; English poetry.; Environmentalism; Science;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Poet warrior [audio-enabled device] a memoir / by Harjo, Joy,author,narrator.(CARDINAL)159824; Harjo, Joy,narrator.(CARDINAL)159824; Brilliance Audio (Firm).(CARDINAL)539950; Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268; Playaway Digital Audio.(CARDINAL)565887;
Read by Joy Harjo."Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as US poet laureate, invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her 'poet-warrior' road. A musical, kaleidoscopic, and wise follow-up to Crazy Brave, Poet Warrior reveals how Harjo came to write poetry of compassion and healing, poetry with the power to unearth the truth and demand justice. Harjo listens to stories of ancestors and family, the poetry and music that she first encountered as a child, and the messengers of a changing earth--owls heralding grief, resilient desert plants, and a smooth green snake curled up in surprise. She celebrates the influences that shaped her poetry, among them Audre Lorde, N. Scott Momaday, Walt Whitman, Muscogee stomp dance call-and- response, Navajo horse songs, rain, and sunrise. In absorbing, incantatory prose, Harjo grieves at the loss of her mother, reckons with the theft of her ancestral homeland, and sheds light on the rituals that nourish her as an artist, mother, wife, and community member."--Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Autobiographical poetry.; Autobiographies.; Harjo, Joy.; Creek Indians; Indian women authors; Indian women poets; Poets laureate; Poets, American; Poets, American; Women poets, American; Women poets, American;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Poet warrior [large print] : a memoir / by Harjo, Joy,author.(CARDINAL)159824;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-314).To imagine the spirit of poetry -- Prepare -- You might know me first -- Ancestral roots -- Becoming -- A postcolonial tale -- Diamond light -- Teachers -- Sunset."Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as U.S. poet laureate, invites us to travel along the realizations of her "poet-warrior" road. Poet Warrior reveals how Harjo came to write poetry with the power to unearth the truth and demand justice. Harjo listens to stories of ancestors and family, the poetry and music that she first encountered as a child, and the messengers of a changing earth. In absorbing, incantatory prose, Harjo grieves the loss of her mother, reckons with the theft of her ancestral homeland, and sheds light on the rituals that nourish her as an artist, mother, wife, and community member"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Autobiographical poetry.; Biographies.; Large print books.; Harjo, Joy.; Poets, American; Poets, American; Indian women authors; Women poets, American; Women poets, American; Indian women poets; Poets laureate; Creek Indians;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Poet warrior : a memoir / by Harjo, Joy,author.(CARDINAL)159824;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-226).To imagine the spirit of poetry -- Prepare -- You might know me first -- Ancestral roots -- Becoming -- A postcolonial tale -- Diamond light -- Teachers -- Sunrise."Poet Laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life. In the second memoir from the first Native American to serve as US poet laureate, Joy Harjo invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her "poet-warrior" road. A musical, kaleidoscopic meditation, Poet Warrior reveals how Harjo came to write poetry of compassion and healing, poetry with the power to unearth the truth and demand justice. Weaving together the voices that shaped her, Harjo listens to stories of ancestors and family, the poetry and music that she first encountered as a child, the teachings of a changing earth, and the poets who paved her way. She explores her grief at the loss of her mother and sheds light on the rituals that nourish her as an artist, mother, wife, and community member. Moving fluidly among prose, song, and poetry, Poet Warrior is a luminous journey of becoming that sings with all the jazz, blues, tenderness, and bravery that we know as distinctly Joy Harjo."--
Subjects: Autobiographical poetry.; Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Harjo, Joy.; Poets, American; Poets, American; Indian women authors; Women poets, American; Women poets, American; Indian women poets; Poets laureate; Creek Indians;
Available copies: 33 / Total copies: 36
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Exquisite : the poetry and life of Gwendolyn Brooks / by Slade, Suzanne,author.(CARDINAL)317868; Cabrera, Cozbi A.,illustrator.(CARDINAL)341515; Container of (work):Brooks, Gwendolyn,1917-2000.Clouds.;
Includes bibliography."Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) is known for her poems about "real life." She wrote about love, loneliness, family, and poverty--showing readers how just about anything could become a beautiful poem. Exquisite follows Gwendolyn from early girlhood into her adult life, showcasing her desire to write poetry from a very young age. This picture-book biography explores the intersections of race, gender, and the ubiquitous poverty of the Great Depression--all with a lyrical touch worthy of the subject. Gwendolyn Brooks was the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize, receiving the award for poetry in 1950. And in 1958, she was named the poet laureate of Illinois. A bold artist who from a very young age dared to dream, Brooks will inspire young readers to create poetry from their own lives." -- from publisherAges 6 to 9.870LAccelerated Reader ARCoretta Scott King Award -- Honor Book -- Illustrator -- 2021Robert F. Silbert Informational Book Award -- Honor Book -- Children's Book -- 2021
Subjects: Biographies.; Picture books.; Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000; African American poets; Black people; Poets laureate; Poets, American; Poets, Black; Pulitzer Prizes; Women, Black;
Available copies: 52 / Total copies: 54
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Thou shell of death : a Nigel Strangeways mystery / by Blake, Nicholas,1904-1972.(CARDINAL)781759;
Subjects: Fiction.; Strangeways, Nigel (Fictitious character); University of Oxford; Intellectuals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Red stilts / by Kooser, Ted,author.;
"A collection of new poems by Ted Kooser, former US Poet Laureate"--
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Birth of All Things: Poems by Marcus Amaker / by Amaker, Marcus,author.;
Tracklist: Intro--Tempo (Self portrait, part 4); Side 1: The Womb's Headspace--Mission Statement, A Doctor tells us its not a life or death situation, "Sleep when the Baby Sleeps", The Sequel, Skin to Skin, Still Life, The Birth of All Things, The Sorcerer and the Source, Synesthesia (Shade and Spectrum), High Definition (The Silvering) Multiplication Process, On the 120th Day, Reflector; Interlude--Black is the New Black; Side 2: Memory Coordinates--Skeletal Remains, The United States of Anxiety, Black Numerology (for Walter Scott), The Rain, COPY/PASTE, Earth Tone, Hope is in the Listening, Ambient Noise, And They Say the Opposite of Love is Fear, The America I Know Could Use a Good Cry; Retelling and the Remembering, Frances & Betty & Cicely &the Others; The Language We Learn, Test Flight, A Divine Feminine, Call Me, Movement's Mother; Interlude--A Brief Summary of What the Poet Can Do; Side 3: Flow Own Current--Antenna, When Falling Into Fear Is Easier Than Falling Asleep, The People's Pandemic, 20 'til Infinity, How To Get Published, The Colossal, Let's Talk About the Weather, Dandruff, Cadence, Wordplay (remix); Side 4: Affirm the Human--On Headphones, Black Magic, Black Muse (A Poem 4 Prince), Sleater-Kinney, Bjork Crawls Into My Ears, When I'm at Home, I Watch Star Wars. When I Watch Star Wars, I Write Haikus About War, Violence, and Memory; Outro.Marcus Amaker is the Poet Laureate of Charleston, SC. This is his eighth poetry book, and it features handwritten poems and original artwork. The Birth of All Things is a book about Black fatherhood, joy, racism, anxiety, Bjork, Star Wars, and more
Subjects: Poetry.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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