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Bookmark or Share- Joy Harjo | Poetry FoundationJoy Harjo was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She earned her BA from the University of New Mexico and MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Harjo draws on First Nation storytelling and histories, as well as feminist and social justice poetic traditions, and…
- Joy Harjo - WikipediaJoy Harjo ( / ˈhɑːrdʒoʊ / HAR-joh; born May 9, 1951) is an American poet, musician, playwright, and author. She served as the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold that honor. She was also only the second Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to have served three terms (after Robert Pinsky ).
- “I Am a Prayer,” by Joy Harjo | The New YorkerNovember 20, 2023. I am a prayer of rain in the desert when the flowering ones need a drink. I am a prayer of sun when there is no end to night. I am a prayer of ocean when there is no more blue. I...
- Joy Harjo - Poems, Books & Poet Laureate - Biography(1951-) Who Is Joy Harjo? Joy Harjo is an enrolled member of the Muscogee/Mvskoke (Creek) Nation. From 2019 to 2022, she served as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States. Harjo was an...
- Biography: Joy Harjo - National Women's History MuseumBy Kerri Lee Alexander, NWHM Fellow | 2018-2020. Joy Harjo, the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, is a member of the Mvskoke Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hickory Ground). As a poet, activist, and musician, Joy Harjo’s work has won countless awards. In 2019, Harjo became the first Native American United States Poet ...
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