A review by prosesiren
Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry by Joy Harjo

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

5.0

Nothing prepared me for the way I was torn open and forced to acknowledge myself and truths I refused to admit about why talking about my identity aches through time. I cried, shook, and felt so angry I couldn’t believe it. I felt hopeful and inspired just as often. I think this anthology is important to me as an indigenous person, but that everyone should read the beautiful poems presented here. There’s something beautiful about the collective that will never tire.