{"product_id":"insomnia-and-seven-steps-to-grace-vinyl-lp","title":"Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace: Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePre-Order Item. Release Date Subject to Change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel: Smithsonian Folkways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease Date: 24th April\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn no way a pop on in the background record from one time US poet laureate  and respected pillar of the Native American Renaissance literary movement. The musician blends spiritual jazz with indigenous and classic American jazz in a coming together of worlds, whilst Joy delivers captivating and powerful poetry. Absorbing stuff. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a poet and musician, Joy Harjo channels a creative force she describes as\u003cbr\u003ea \"vibration of love\" to connect countless traditions and artforms, countering\u003cbr\u003ethe despair and heartache caused by power and hate\u003cbr\u003eInsomnia and Seven Steps to Grace, her debut for Smithsonian Folkways, draws on\u003cbr\u003ethe long-intertwined rhythms of jazz and poetry, the power of improvisation and self-\u003cbr\u003eexpression through sound, and the vitality of Native culture and spirituality to spark a\u003cbr\u003echain of vibrational energy to engulf the whole world. Harjo's voice is bold and direct,\u003cbr\u003esupported producer and bass player esperanza spalding, covering a repertoire that\u003cbr\u003eincludes a jazz standard, a song written by Harjo's mother and uncovered by her sister,\u003cbr\u003eand many originals that speak to contemporary issues and her life as one of the most\u003cbr\u003ecelebrated American poets of the last century.\u003cbr\u003e* Joy Harjo has published eleven acclaimed books of poetry and served three terms\u003cbr\u003eas the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2019-2022.\u003cbr\u003e* \"Joy Harjo combines the wisdom that was here long before Europeans showed up\u003cbr\u003ewith the challenges of a woman's life in the present. The result is inspired by the past\u003cbr\u003eand a personal preparation for the future.\" --Gloria Steinem\u003cbr\u003e* \"Since she published her debut collection, in 1975, she has produced eight books of\u003cbr\u003epoetry, a memoir, and children's books; received just about every prominent poetry\u003cbr\u003eaward that the literary world can offer; and embraced the universal in her work without\u003cbr\u003ebeing burdened by it. She has made each of her stories--even ones that predate her, or\u003cbr\u003edwarf her in scale--in some way part of her own story of survival.\" - The New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e* \"Joy Harjo is more than a poet, painter, and musician; she is a spiritual being aware\u003cbr\u003eof the meaning of everything we see as well as the things around us that are usually\u003cbr\u003einvisible.\" - NPR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joy Harjo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52040522891558,"sku":"SFW40269LP","price":21.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/7734\/2621\/files\/0093074026915.jpg?v=1770199858","url":"https:\/\/www.limitedadditionrecords.com\/products\/insomnia-and-seven-steps-to-grace-vinyl-lp","provider":"Limited Addition Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}