California and New York:v Ten Speed Press, (2025). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first separate publication of this moving poem on how much our mothers give us, on grief, and the healing power of memory by this award winning writer and former poet laureate. Beautifully illustrated with paintings by Dana Tiger. In her introduction, Harjo states "I wanted to honor my mother's life by washing her body when she died. I wasn't allowed that opportunity. She felt torn from me, a ritual undone. . . If anyone knows about grief, it is the artist visionary Dana Tiger. For a lifetime, she has uplifted our community with brilliant images that tell the mythic and ordinary stories of our lives. Tiger's art honors our Mvskoke community, reminds us that we have a special place in the earth story. Our cultural ways have taught us to respect the processes of living and dying. From this, we have collaborated on a book that is an offering to assist those bearing grief, to help others through to healing in this human journey. We ask that it be done with vnoketkv and vrakkueckv, with a love for people and ongoing respect for this mysterious and beautiful life. Mvto." SIGNED by Harjo on the title. Also includes an artist's statement. Unpaginated. ISBN: 978-1984861368.