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Poet Warrior: A Memoir

by Joy Harjo

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Poet Warrior: A Memoir by Joy Harjo appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around short stories, essays & poetry, biography & memoir, identity & culture, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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