A review by goblingirlreads
An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo

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5.0

I don't usually pick up poetry or nonfiction but I'm really grateful that I picked up this book. Joy Harjo is masterful with language and I was moved many times by her incredible poetry. The poems speak directly about the experience of being an indigenous person in America and wow, is it filled with pain, heartbreak, death, and grief. Throughout the poems however there is also hope, music, stories that have been passed down by ancestors, and the encouragement to keep moving towards a better future through the pain. I was very moved by this book and I'm glad to have read it.
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