Joy Harjo, poet laureate of the United States since 2019, is clear about terminology in her memoir. She explains that members of Native nations like hers usually define themselves with reference to ...

Before Joy Harjo became a renowned poet, artist and editor, she was a quiet child who was more likely to take in the world from the sidelines than become the center of attention. But in a powerful - ...

In a gorgeous and meditative work that blends poetry, philosophy, and nonlinear narrative, U.S. poet laureate Harjo (Crazy Brave) delivers a lyrical homage to her Creek Nation family. Her reflections ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Shortly before her death, the eminently quotable Audre Lorde -- an American original who became a major figure in women's, African-American and lesbian literature -- took the African ...

Poet Laureate Joy Harjo says she loved poetry as a kid, but didn't feel like it belonged to her. "It wasn't until I heard Native poets," she tells NPR's Michel Martin, "that I realized that, wow, this ...

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