Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light: Fifty Poems for Fifty Years

This magnificent collection of 50 poems by Joy Harjo, a three-term US Poet Laureate, celebrates her remarkable career spanning 50 years.

With an inimitable voice that speaks from a deep and timeless source of compassion for all, Harjo's poetry is musical, intimate, political, and wise.

This gemlike volume showcases her best poems across different stages of her career, offering insight into her poetics and the natural messengers of the earth.

The notes on each poem provide a deeper understanding of Harjo's inimitable style, as she reckons with home and loss, and listens to the natural world.

This transcendent collection is a must-read for anyone seeking inspiration and wisdom in wounded times.