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W. W. Norton & Company
July 2012
On Sale: July 9, 2012
192 pages
ISBN: 0393073467
EAN: 9780393073461
Kindle: B007HXFEVS
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Memoir
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 an
appreciation for painting, music, and poetry; gave birth
while still a teenager; and struggled on her own as a single
mother, eventually finding her poetic voice. Narrating the
complexities of betrayal and love, Crazy Brave is a memoir
about family and the breaking apart necessary in finding a
voice. Harjo’s tale of a hardscrabble youth, young
adulthood, and transformation into an award-winning poet and
musician is haunting, unique, and visionary. 19 photographs
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