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

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 Became Human explores its title question in poems of sustaining grace.

Author: Joy Harjo
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 01/17/2004
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780393325348

About the Author
Harjo, Joy: - Joy Harjo is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is the author of nine poetry collections and one previous memoir, Crazy Brave. Named Poet Laureate of the United States in 2019, she lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she is a Tulsa Artist Fellow.