*

An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo is absolutely a book of poetry that should be listened to via audiobook. This collection of poems interspersed with songs navigates her mother’s death and her return to the land Indigenous people were forcibly removed from years before. It’s a quick but stunning read I know I’d like to return to again. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Don't worry about what a poem means. Do you ask what a song means before you listen? Just listen." -- Joy Harjo ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ID: A photo of a sunrise over a beach, with a bird flying is overlaid with the ebook cover of An American Sunrise with similar coloring. via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CnCQ4vcLUpw/