How We Became Human : New and Selected Poems 1975-2002 Iroquois Culture where the tea is hot

where the tea is hot and a seat is waiting

and poetry by  'Laanaas Sdang's Adam Bell

feel ready for anything

Original informants included John Wynne

How We Became Human : New and Selected Poems 1975-2002 Iroquois Culture where the tea is hotJoy Harjo was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. This collection gathers poems from throughout Joy Harjo's twenty eight year career, beginning in 1973 in the age marked by the takeover at Wounded Knee and the rejuvenation of indigenous cultures in the world through poetry and music. How We Became Human explores its title question in poems of sustaining grace.