# Washing My Mother's Body

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- Book: [Washing My Mother's Body](https://www.bookquiver.com/joy-harjo/washing-my-mothers-body) ([Washing My Mother's Body.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/joy-harjo/washing-my-mothers-body.md))
- Authors: [Joy Harjo](https://www.bookquiver.com/joy-harjo)
- Publisher: ten_speed_press
- ISBN: 978-19-8486-136-8
- Pages: 80
- Published: 2025-04-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

A beautifully illustrated edition of Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s poem “Washing My Mother’s Body,” which offers a way through grief when the loss appears unbearable. As I wash my...