The Book Show | Joy Harjo - Washing My Mother's Body

May 06, 2025 00:27:27
The Book Show | Joy Harjo - Washing My Mother's Body
The Book Show
The Book Show | Joy Harjo - Washing My Mother's Body

May 06 2025 | 00:27:27

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Show Notes

Poet Joy Harjo’s poems are described as musical, intimate, political and wise, intertwining ancestral memory and tribal histories with resilience and love. Her latest book, “Washing My Mother’s Body: A Ceremony for Grief,” explores the complexity of a daughter’s grief as she reflects on the joys and sorrows of her mother’s life.

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