November is National Native American Heritage Month, so we chose this poem by Joy Harjo, the first Native American United States Poet Laureate. Harjo is a member of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation. This Morning I Pray for My Enemies And whom do I call my enemy?An enemy must be worthy of engagement.I turn in the directionContinue reading “Poem of the Week: “This Morning I Pray for My Enemies” by Joy Harjo”
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Poem of the Week: “Perhaps the World Ends Here,” by Joy Harjo
Perhaps the World Ends Here The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live. The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. So it has been since creation, and it will go on. We chase chickens or dogs away from it. BabiesContinue reading “Poem of the Week: “Perhaps the World Ends Here,” by Joy Harjo”