How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems 1975-2001 Fiction_Gift_Guide "Suddenly I had the revelation

"Suddenly I had the revelation of how magical my pond is

KIRKUS NONFICTION PRIZE FINALIST

Sporting his signature billowing coat and pipe in hand

First Steps shows how upright walking was a gateway to many of the other attributes that make us human—from our technological abilities

the annotated photographs that accompany those letters

How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems 1975-2001 Fiction_Gift_Guide "Suddenly I had the revelationOver a quarter century's work from the 2003 winner of the Arrell Gibson Award for Lifetime Achievement. This collection gathers poems from throughout Joy Harjo's twenty eight year career, beginning in 1973 in the age marked by the takeover at Wounded Knee and the rejuvenation of indigenous cultures in the world through poetry and music. How We Became Human explores its title question in poems of sustaining grace.