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

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

Joy Harjo

272 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction feminism poetry emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Description

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 Becam...

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Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 92%
challenging 50%
dark 42%
hopeful 35%
inspiring 28%
sad 21%
informative 14%
mysterious 14%
tense 7%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 30%
fast 15%

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