num_pages: 172
description: 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. Harjos tale of a hardscrabble youth young adulthood and transformation into an award-winning poet and musician is haunting unique and visionary.
language: English
title: Crazy Brave
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company