KNAU Arizona Public Radio

Former US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo on the value of poetry as a social force

For decades, Joy Harjo has challenged what it means to be a poet. The multifaceted author, musician and playwright was the first Indigenous person to serve as U.S. poet laureate. Harjo will read from ...
PBS

U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo on opening a ‘doorway of hope’ for indigenous artists

Joy Harjo, the new poet laureate of the United States, is the first Native American to achieve that honor. Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with Harjo, a member of Oklahoma's Muscogee Creek Nation, in ...
Lawrence Journal-World

U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo to take part in Lawrence-based virtual event

Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo, is pictured on June 6, 2019. U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, the first Native American to hold the title, will soon take part in community events for ...
People

Poet Joy Harjo Says For 'Indigenous Cultures', the Land 'Is the Keeper of Our Bones, Stories, and Songs'

PEOPLE’s Voices from the Fight Against Racism will amplify perspectives on the push for equality and justice Joy Harjo reflects on loss and the things she continues to hold dear — memories of her late ...
The San Bernardino Sun

Poet Joy Harjo readies a musical play for Idyllwild Arts’ festival week event

Poet Joy Harjo is playing unreleased tracks from her upcoming album, which is being co-produced by Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding, over the phone. Harjo, an enrolled member of the Mvskoke Nation and ...