Crazy Brave: A Memoir (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780393073461)

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.

Author: Joy Harjo
ISBN-10: 0393073467
ISBN-13: 9780393073461
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 07/09/2012
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.79w x 0.76d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2012 pg. 50
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2012
Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 16
Shelf Awareness 07/13/2012