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When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry

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A poetry collection to be savored and enjoyed over and over again, this powerful and revelatory anthology of Indigenous poetry from across North America delves into heartbreaking history while offering a glimpse of hope and healing.

Selected as one of Oprah Winfrey's "Books That Help Me Through"


United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 poets, representing nearly 100 indigenous nations, into the first historically comprehensive Native poetry anthology.

This landmark anthology celebrates the indigenous peoples of North America, the first poets of this country, whose literary traditions stretch back centuries. Opening with a blessing from Pulitzer Prize-winner N. Scott Momaday, the book conta...

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