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Barcode30293102402208
StatusIn Processing
LocationClark County
Call No811.54 Harj
TitleCloud runner : poems / Joy Harjo.
AuthorHarjo, Joy, author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ0
NumReserves0
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Clark County30293102402208811.54 Harj11/12/2026 In Processing 

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781324123651 (hardcover)
International Standard Book Number 1324123656 (hardcover)
Personal Name Harjo, Joy, author.
Title Statement Cloud runner : poems / Joy Harjo.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York, NY : W.W. Norton and Company, 2026.
Physical Description 72 pages ; 22 cm.
Formatted Contents Note This is not a poem, it is a cry -- It was a waning moon -- Horse song of a nightmare -- As you travel -- The sacred art of mothering -- The first time I heard your voice -- Red dawn song -- The clouds will tell you -- Creation theory -- You are made from water -- Ecolocation, ecolocation -- We rounded midnight -- On the stairs -- There are stories -- When love came down -- I fled to the East -- Eat -- Protect us -- An ordinary morning -- Every morning after -- I am a prayer -- My first thought -- Corn mother -- We had the same dream -- Nothing left -- Your home is still there -- Insomnia and seven steps to grace -- In Pueblo mythology -- Goodbye pork pie hat -- You came to me -- Overwhelm -- You are not the only one -- Shapeshifter -- There was something dark and heavy -- No goodbye blues -- And when you were born -- Gathering the light -- Some things take -- With praise for the poet -- When you were born -- Holding on -- I am Cloud Runner -- Lullaby.
Summary, Etc. A deeply moving collection of poems exploring grief, loss, memory, and resilience. Drawing on personal tragedy and broader social and historical experiences, Joy Harjo reflects on the power of poetry, spirituality, and art to help people endure suffering and find meaning.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term American poetry 21st century.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Indians of North America Poetry.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Loss (Psychology) Poetry.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Grief Poetry.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Suffering Poetry.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Resilience (Personality trait) Poetry.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Parental grief Poetry.
Index Term-Genre/Form Poetry.

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