Joy Harjo Libri

Three-term poet laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life

A stunning new volume from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States, informed by her tribal history and connection to the land.

US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s iconic poem "Remember," illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, and to remember the importance of their place in it. Remember the sky you were born under, Know each of the star's stories. Remember the moon, know who she is. Remember the sun's birth at dawn, That is the strongest point of time. So begins the picture book adaptation of the renowned poem that encourages young readers to reflect on family, nature, and their heritage. In simple and direct language, Harjo, a member of the Mvskoke Nation, urges readers to pay close attention to who they are, the world they were born into, and how all inhabitants on earth are connected. Michaela Goade, drawing from her Tlingit culture, has created vivid illustrations that make the words come alive in an engaging and accessible way. This timeless poem paired with magnificent paintings makes for a picture book that is a true celebration of life and our human role within it.

United States Poet Laureate and winner of the 2022 Academy of American Poets Leadership Award Joy Harjo examines the power of words and how poetry summons us toward justice and healing

"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"-- Back cover

Lucy et Jake vivent dans une maison près d'un champ où le soleil brûle comme une boule de feu. Lucy a mis sa carrière de côté pour se consacrer à ses enfants, à leur routine bien réglée et à la maison elle-même, qui la réconforte comme une vieille amie rusée. Mais un après-midi, un homme appelle avec un message dévastateur : sa femme a eu une liaison avec le mari de Lucy, Jake. Cette révélation marque un tournant : Lucy et Jake décident de rester ensemble, mais établissent un arrangement spécial destiné à rétablir l'équilibre et à sauver leur mariage : elle lui fera du mal trois fois. Alors que le couple se soumet à un jeu délicat de crime et de punition, Lucy commence à changer, se livrant à une transformation tant mentale que physique dont il n'y a pas de retour. Rédigé dans une prose éblouissante et musicale, L'aube américaine est un conte de fées sombre et saisissant, à la fois mythique et d'un autre monde, et résolument contemporain. C'est un roman d'amour, de mariage et de ses échecs, de pouvoir, de contrôle et de vengeance, de métamorphose et de renouveau.