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Jan 3, 2020
"I came into poetry feeling as though, on some level, these words were not just mine but my grandparents', their parents'." --Joy Harjo
Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings
From United States poet laureate Joy Harjo comes this radiant poem titled, "For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet." Harjo is a member of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv. She is the first Native American to serve as poet laureate.