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Why I writeHarjo, Joy
Summary: In this lyrical meditation about the why of writing poetry, Joy Harjo reflects on significant points of illumination, experience, and questioning from her fifty years as a poet. Comprised of intimate vignettes that take us through the author's life journey as a youth in the late 1960s, a single mother, and a champion of Native nations, this book offers a fresh understanding of how poetry...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809.9 HARCrews, Nina
Summary: "A lyrical picture book biography that tells the story of one of America's most celebrated children's book authors, Virginia Hamilton, the first African American to win the Newbery Medal"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024