Every poem is a prayer, a supplication in the cacophony of … - Joy Harjo

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Every poem is a prayer, a supplication in the cacophony of humanity.

Joy Harjo

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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 are always flowers,
Love cries, or blood.

Someone is always leaving
By exile, death, or heartbreak.

The heart is a fist.
It pockets prayer or holds rage.

My children were slick otters of joy in these rough waters of living

Each collection of poetry makes a force field of energy.

Every poem is a prayer, a supplication in the cacophony of humanity. - Joy Harjo

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