Crazy Brave - Joy Harjo torrent

Category: Adults, Autobiography & Biographies, Poetry
Language: English
Keywords: Adult Autobiography Biography Biography Memoir Feminism Memoir Native Americans Nonfiction Poetry Womens

Written by Joy Harjo
Read by Joy Harjo
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

In this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo, one of our leading Native American voices, details her journey to becoming a poet. Born in Oklahoma, the end place of the Trail of Tears, Harjo grew up learning to dodge an abusive stepfather by finding shelter in her imagination, a deep spiritual life, and connection with the natural world. She attended an Indian arts boarding school, where she nourished an appreciation for painting, music, and poetry; gave birth while still a teenager; and struggled on her own as a single mother, eventually finding her poetic voice. Narrating the complexities of betrayal and love, Crazy Brave is a memoir about family and the breaking apart necessary in finding a voice. Harjo’s tale of a hardscrabble youth, young adulthood, and transformation into an award-winning poet and musician is haunting, unique, and visionary.

Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
Release date: 01-28-14