The Woman Who Fell from the Sky (Magill’s Choice: American Ethnic Writers)
At a glance:
- Author: Joy Foster
- First Published: 1995
- Genres: Poetry, Prose poem
- Subjects: Children, Memory, Mythology or myths, Schools or school life, Native Americans or American Indians, Women, Wolves, Butterflies
The Work
The Woman Who Fell from the Sky, Joy Harjo’s seventh collection of poetry, consists primarily of prose poems. The collection is divided into two sections, “Tribal Memory” and “The World Ends Here,” which express the lore of Harjo’s Native American ancestry and her observations of contemporary life. These poems show a concern for content over style. The poetry is presented without conventions of patterned rhyme or meter; the imagery is stark and unadorned.
Each poem is followed by an explanation that contextualizes the piece by offering a brief...
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