The Book Show
The Book Show
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The Book Show | Joy Harjo – Washing My Mother’s Body
27 minutes Posted May 6, 2025 at 3:00 pm.
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Poet Joy Harjo’s poems are described as musical, intimate, political and wise, intertwining ancestral memory and tribal histories with resilience and love. Her latest book, “Washing My Mother’s Body: A Ceremony for Grief,” explores the complexity of a daughter’s grief as she reflects on the joys and sorrows of her mother’s life.