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Red-Paint-Book
RED PAINT - Book
RAN670
An Indigenous artist blends the aesthetics of punk rock with the traditional spiritual practices of the women in her lineage in this bold, contemporary journey to reclaim her heritage and unleash her power and voice while searching for a permanent homeSasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe has always longed for a sense of home. When she was a child, her family moved around frequently, often staying in barely habitable church attics and trailers, dangerous places for young Sasha.With little more to guide her than a passion for the thriving punk scene of the Pacific Northwest and a desire to live up to the responsibility of being the namesake of her...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 7.97 x 5
Author: Sasha, Lapointe
ISBN: 9781640095885
$1695
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Reinventing-The-Enemy'S-Language-Book
Reinventing the Enemy's Language - Book
WWNSP03
A collection of important, eloquent, and often mesmerizing writings by American Indian Women. . . . A profoundly moving statement of resilience and renewal.―San Francisco Chronicle This long-awaited anthology celebrates the experience of Native American women and is at once an important contribution to our literature and an historical document. It is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind to collect poetry, fiction, prayer, and memoir from Native American women. Over eighty writers are represented from nearly fifty nations, including such nationally known writers as Louise Erdrich, Linda Hogan, Leslie Marmon Silko, Lee Maracle, Janet...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 9.2 x 5.7
Author: Gloria, Bird
ISBN: 9780393318289
$3250
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Crazy Brave: A Memoir - Book
WWN846
A “raw and honest” (Los Angeles Review of Books) memoir from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States. In this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo 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. Narrating the complexities of betrayal and love,   Crazy Brave   is a haunting, visionary memoir about family and the breaking apart necessary in finding a voice. 12...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Joy Harjo
ISBN: 9780393345438
$1695
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Rhymes and Ditties for Adventurous Kiddies - Book - Paracay
Rhymes and Ditties for Adventurous Kiddies - Book
IHP_RAD
Rhymes and Ditties for Adventurous Kiddies, by William J. Zambini (aka Bill Jarcho), is a captivating children’s picture book brimming with delightful poetry, quirky humor, and vibrant artwork. Ideal for home, schools, and libraries, this book transports young readers on an imaginative journey through a collection of whimsical verses. With each poem highlighting a diverse cast of characters, ranging from quirky animals like the Fire Breathing Monkeys from Bimmini Bu to fantastical creatures like the Turquoise Quonk, children are introduced to a world where creativity knows no bounds.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Author: William J. Zambini
ISBN: 1950374076
$1295
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Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems - Book
WWN848
A musical, magical, resilient volume from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States. In these poems, the joys and struggles of the everyday are played against the grinding politics of being human. Beginning in a hotel room in the dark of a distant city, we travel through history and follow the memory of the Trail of Tears from the bend in the Tallapoosa River to a place near the Arkansas River. Stomp dance songs, blues, and jazz ballads echo throughout. Lost ancestors are recalled. Resilient songs are born, even as they grieve the loss of their country. Called a "magician and a master" ( San Francisco Chronicle ),...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Joy Harjo
ISBN: 9780393353631
$1595
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The Woman Who Fell from The Sky: Poems - Book
WWN849
Joy Harjo, one of this country's foremost Native American voices, combines elements of storytelling, prayer, and song, informed by her interest in jazz and by her North American tribal background, in this, her fourth volume of poetry. She draws from the Native American tradition of praising the land and the spirit, the realities of American culture, and the concept of feminine individuality.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Joy Harjo
ISBN: 9780393313628
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Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry - Book
WWN851
A powerful, moving anthology that celebrates the breadth of Native poets writing today. Joy Harjo, the first Native poet to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate, has championed the voices of Native peoples past and present. Her signature laureate project gathers the work of contemporary Native poets into a national, fully digital map of story, sound, and space, celebrating their vital and unequivocal contributions to American poetry. This companion anthology features each poem and poet from the project―including Natalie Diaz, Ray Young Bear, Craig Santos Perez, Sherwin Bitsui, and Layli Long Soldier, among others―to offer readers a chance...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Joy Harjo
ISBN: 9780393867916
$1500
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THUNDER SONG - Book - Paracay
THUNDER SONG - Book
RAN671
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence"Blending beautiful family history with her own personal memories, LaPointe's writing is a ballad against amnesia, and a call to action for healing, for decolonization, for hope." --ElleThe author of the award-winning memoir Red Paint returns with a razor-sharp, clear-eyed collection of essays on what it means to be a proudly queer indigenous woman in the United States todayDrawing on a rich family archive as well as the anthropological work of her late great-grandmother, Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe explores themes ranging from indigenous identity and stereotypes to cultural displacement and...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 8.3 x 5.6
Author: Sasha, Lapointe
ISBN: 9781640096356
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When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry - Book
WWN853
Selected as one of Oprah Winfrey's "Books That Help Me Through" United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 poets, representing nearly 100 indigenous nations, into the first historically comprehensive Native poetry anthology. This landmark anthology celebrates the indigenous peoples of North America, the first poets of this country, whose literary traditions stretch back centuries. Opening with a blessing from Pulitzer Prize–winner N. Scott Momaday, the book contains powerful introductions from contributing editors who represent the five geographically organized sections. Each section begins with a poem...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Various
ISBN: 9780393356809
$1995
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A Map to the Next World: Poems and Tales
WWN845
"This breathtakingly honest collection of writings is alive with deeply felt and beautifully expressed emotions."―Wilma Mankiller In her fifth book, Joy Harjo, one of our foremost Native American voices, melds memories, dream visions, myths, and stories from America’s brutal history into a poetic whole.
Product Type : Map
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Joy Harjo
ISBN: 9780393320961
$1795
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How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems 1975-2001 - Book
WWN852
Over a quarter-century's work from the 2003 winner of the Arrell Gibson Award for Lifetime Achievement. This collection gathers poems from throughout Joy Harjo's twenty-eight-year career, beginning in 1973 in the age marked by the takeover at Wounded Knee and the rejuvenation of indigenous cultures in the world through poetry and music.  How We Became Human  explores its title question in poems of sustaining grace.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Joy Harjo
ISBN: 9780393325348
$1795
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Poet Warrior: A Memoir - Book
WWN850
National bestseller Three-term poet laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life. Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as U.S. poet laureate, invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her "poet-warrior" road. A musical, kaleidoscopic, and wise follow-up to   Crazy Brave ,   Poet Warrior   reveals how Harjo came to write poetry of compassion and healing, poetry with the power to unearth the truth and demand justice. Harjo listens to stories of ancestors and family, the poetry and music that she...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Joy Harjo
ISBN: 9780393248524
$2500
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Water Songs - Book - Paracay
Water Songs - Book
CPB034
“Water for life! That’s what we need!” A true cascade of poems. Following on from the success of Tree Whispers, Mandy Ross has turned her attention to the diverse voices of water. Beautifully illustrated by Sam Rudd, this is her collection of its haunting and lyrical songs. Our relationship with water is celebrated in its many forms - playful, industrious, productive, life-giving - and many more. With a strong environmental message, this book will be a source of fascination and inspiration for young readers.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 10.55 x 9.64
Author: Mandy Ross
ISBN: 9781786289063
$999
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Voyages CD
Voyages CD
MMG030
Forebitter sings songs of America and the sea.
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$1495
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She Had Some Horses: Poems - Book
WWN847
A new edition of the beloved volume by Joy Harjo, one of our foremost Native American poets. First published in 1983 and now considered a classic,  She Had Some Horses  is a powerful exploration of womanhood's most intimate moments. Joy Harjo's poems speak of women's despair, of their imprisonment and ruin at the hands of men and society, but also of their awakenings, power, and love.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Joy Harjo
ISBN: 9780393334210
$1695
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Songs of the Sailor CD
Songs of the Sailor CD
MMG003
Companion CD to the Songs of the Sailor song book.
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$1495
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Poems of the Sea - Book
RAN028
A beautifully bound, pocket-sized collection of sea poems, some familiar, many not. Makes a fine and handsome gift.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 4.5 x 6.5
Author: edited by J.D. McClatchy
ISBN: 9780375413292
$2000
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Commotion in the Ocean - Book - Paracay
Commotion in the Ocean - Book
OBP038
A story in poetic verse with whimsical illustrations of friendly sea characters captivates young kids as they learn about the problem of overfishing our ocean. With the word spreading from coral reefs to across the ocean, a meeting is called to hatch a plan of defense against fishing trawlers (aka the monsters). Brightly colored crabs and lobsters, sea snails, polka-dotted fish, and whales and dolphins rally together and appeal - with a hug and a kiss - to humans to hear their plea and make the right choices when they shop. A sweet Sea Shepherd shanty informs youngsters about crews sailing the seas to protect whales, dolphins, and fish in...
Product Type : Book
Author: Sarah Borg
ISBN: 9781570674112
$1795
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