From United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo: a luminous benediction for a girl's journey through life, and a celebration of our connections to the world around us.
A baby girl is welcomed to the breathing world by generations of her family and set on the magnificent journey of becoming. As she grows, she is reminded of her connections to the natural world; to her family, her ancestors, her neighbors; to the source of all magic and sorrow-and of her responsibility to uphold and honor those connections.
With US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's transcendent verse, “For a Girl Becoming” acts as a blessing and a harbinger for a young girl's life, and reminds those of us who still stand at the door of becoming that it is our relationships with nature and with each other that carry us through it.
Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet laureate in the U.S. and only the second to be named to three terms, provides a soothing rendition of her new work. Generations of a family welcome a baby girl, providing her with advice, asking her questions, and telling her about her relatives and the world around her. As the verse is spoken directly to the girl, Harjo adds soothing emotion that is inten
