When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry Joel Martinsen Savannah fell to her knees

Savannah fell to her knees for him

from quitting smoking to yard sales

But just as she stops pursuing the murderers

a mysterious stranger named Richard Farris gave her a mysterious box for safekeeping

When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry Joel Martinsen Savannah fell to her kneesSelected as one of Oprah Winfrey's "Books That Help Me Through" United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 poets, representing nearly 100 indigenous nations, into the first historically comprehensive Native poetry anthology. This landmark anthology celebrates the indigenous peoples of North America, the first poets of this country, whose literary traditions stretch back centuries. Opening with a blessing from Pulitzer