How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems
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How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems is a collection by Joy Harjo that gathers key works from across her career, blending Native American history, personal memory, and spiritual reflection in lyrical, narrative-driven poetry.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Joy Harjo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectsWorkOf | Joy Harjo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCulture | Muscogee (Creek) Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerspective | Native American woman ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Joy Harjo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | free verse ⓘ |
| hasMode |
first-person narration
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oral storytelling influence ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
autobiographical
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lyrical ⓘ mythic ⓘ narrative-driven ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community
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connection to land ⓘ healing ⓘ history and memory ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ survival ⓘ voice and storytelling ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Joy Harjo bibliography ⓘ |
| isSelectionFrom | earlier poetry collections by Joy Harjo ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
lyric poetry
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narrative poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American poetry
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contemporary Native American literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending Native history with personal narrative
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gathering key works from across Joy Harjo's career ⓘ spiritual and visionary tone ⓘ |
| subject |
Native American history
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colonialism ⓘ family ⓘ identity ⓘ indigeneity ⓘ memory ⓘ personal memory ⓘ place ⓘ resilience ⓘ spiritual reflection ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
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