Crazy Brave: A Memoir

by Joy Harjo

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393073467
• ISBN13: 9780393073461
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.5"