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Podcast: Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews
Episode: CATCHING THE LIGHT by Joy Harjo, read by Joy Harjo
Description: Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss two recent audiobooks written and read by former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (Mvskoke Nation). Harjo shares short vignettes about her life and her inspiration for her poetry in CATCHING THE LIGHT, and her wide-ranging topics include language, Native American history, music, and human nature, with her soft and strong voice. She meditates on why she writes poetry, and the inspiration her studies in music and art bring to her work. Her recent children’s audiobook, REMEMBER, includes one poem as well as a beautiful author’s note on the ne...