I have no more land. I am driven away from home, driven up … - Joy Harjo

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I have no more land. I am driven away from home, driven up the red waters, let us all go, let us all die together and somewhere upon the banks we will be there.

Joy Harjo

An American Sunrise · August 13, 2019 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Joy Harjo (May 9, 1951) is a poet, musician, author and the first Native American United States Poet Laureate.

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There is a field
of talking blood
that I have not been able
to reach,
not even with knives,
not yet.

something echoes
all forgotten dreams

All cultures and peoples turn to poetry during times of celebration, transformation and challenge — those times when ordinary language cannot carry meaning beyond our understanding.

I have no more land. I am driven away from home, driven up the red waters, let us all go, let us all die together and somewhere upon the banks we wil… - Joy Harjo

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