For Calling the Spirit Back From Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet Summary

For Calling the Spirit Back From Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet Overview

"For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet" is an instructional poem by the indigenous American poet and musician Joy Harjo. She is a mem­ber of the Muscogee Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hick­o­ry Ground). Originally published in Harjo's 2015 collection Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, "For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet" provides directions for how to deal with personal, familial, and national shame. The imperatives listed in the poem exist on physical, psychological, and spiritual planes, and they seek to help readers repair their relationships to self, the earth, and other beings.