Reading: Joy Harjo
Location
Memorial Union Ballroom
Event Website
http://www.undwritersconference.org
Start Date
19-3-1987 8:00 PM
End Date
19-3-1987 9:00 PM
Description
In this audiovisual recording from Thursday, March 19, 1987, as part of the 18th annual UND Writers Conference: “Writers of the Purple Sage,” Joy Harjo reads a selection of published and unpublished poems. Harjo reads “Rainy Dawn,” “New Orleans,” “Death is a Woman,” “Fury of Rain,” “The Winning Hand,” “Santa Fe,” “For Anna May Aquash, Whose Spirit is Present Here and in the Dappled Stars,” “The Real Revolution is Love,” “Healing Animal,” “The Book of Myths,” “Grace,” “She Had Some Horses,” and “Eagle Poem.” Before the reading of each poem, Harjo explains the story behind the poem's conception, expounding on her sense of history, narrative, and dedication with each piece.
Introduced by Dr. Robert Lewis, Department of English.
Streaming Media
Reading: Joy Harjo
Memorial Union Ballroom
In this audiovisual recording from Thursday, March 19, 1987, as part of the 18th annual UND Writers Conference: “Writers of the Purple Sage,” Joy Harjo reads a selection of published and unpublished poems. Harjo reads “Rainy Dawn,” “New Orleans,” “Death is a Woman,” “Fury of Rain,” “The Winning Hand,” “Santa Fe,” “For Anna May Aquash, Whose Spirit is Present Here and in the Dappled Stars,” “The Real Revolution is Love,” “Healing Animal,” “The Book of Myths,” “Grace,” “She Had Some Horses,” and “Eagle Poem.” Before the reading of each poem, Harjo explains the story behind the poem's conception, expounding on her sense of history, narrative, and dedication with each piece.
Introduced by Dr. Robert Lewis, Department of English.
https://commons.und.edu/writers-conference/1987/day3/2
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