Joy Harjo

For a Girl Becoming
Co-sponsored by Literature for All of UsWe are honored to welcome internationally beloved Mvskoke/Creek poet, writer, and musician Joy Harjo (The Woman Who Fell from the Sky) with her captivating and inspirational release, For a Girl Becoming. Recognizing that coming-of-age can ... (more)be one of the most confusing stages in a person’s life, Harjo composed For a Girl Becoming as a gift for her first grandchild as she moved from childhood to womanhood. Not just for children, this ritual poem-song speaks to that part of each of us who still stands at the door of becoming. Beautifully illustrated by Mercedes McDonald, For a Girl Becoming is the perfect gift to recognize the transformative milestones in a girl’s or woman’s life.

For a Girl Becoming
Co-sponsored by Literature for All of UsWe are honored to welcome internationally beloved Mvskoke/Creek poet, writer, and musician Joy Harjo (The Woman Who Fell from the Sky) with her captivating and inspirational release, For a Girl Becoming. Recognizing that coming-of-age can ... (more)be one of the most confusing stages in a person’s life, Harjo composed For a Girl Becoming as a gift for her first grandchild as she moved from childhood to womanhood. Not just for children, this ritual poem-song speaks to that part of each of us who still stands at the door of becoming. Beautifully illustrated by Mercedes McDonald, For a Girl Becoming is the perfect gift to recognize the transformative milestones in a girl’s or woman’s life.

Joy Harjo is an internationally known poet, performer, writer and musician. She has published 7 books of acclaimed poetry including: She Had Some Horses, In Mad Love and War, The Woman Who Fell From the Sky, and How We Became Human, New and Selected Poems from W.W. Norton.
Considered a classic, She ... (more)Had Some Horses is a powerful exploration of womanhood’s intimate moments. Joy is also an accomplished musician and will perform music from her new CD, Winding Through the Milky Way.