Consequently, a related feature of Harjo’s poetry is an interest in the past. More specifically, many of her narrative poems read like stories about various moments of her life or reflect on the tradition of storytelling and ritual in Native American communities. From the first poem in this collection, she makes clear that the word “story” is central to her view of poetry.
In 2002, she received a PEN/Open Book (known as the Beyond Margins Award through 2009) for her book A Map to the Next World: Poems and Tales. She identifies herself as belonging to the Muscogee/Creek nation and stresses that her family members are also related to the Cherokee nation.
1951) is a Native American poet and musician.
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