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Category: Poet Laureate

April 21, 2023, The New York Times
What A U.S. Poet Laureate Wants to Pass Down

Joy Harjo’s work is rooted in the Native community, a respect that’s shared by the poet and writer Layli Long Soldier.

December 01, 2022, From the Catbird Seat: Poetry & Literature at the Library of Congress
An Important Honor for Joy Harjo and “Living Nations, Living Words”

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo continues to earn praise for her work in the position. On October 26th at its annual convention, the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries., and Museums (ATALM) presented one of its Guardians of Culture and...

September 26, 2022, Rematriation
Rematriation Podcast with Joy Harjo

Last year Rematriation had the honor to sit down with Joy to discuss her position as 23rd United States Poet Laureate. She shares her feelings on being an inductee to the National Women’s Hall of Fame...

August 11, 2021, Business Insider
The first Indigenous poet laureate in US history reflects on her mission for equity for Native American people

August 9 marks the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. It's an important time to reflect on Harjo's vision for representation and equity for Native Americans in the US.

May 11, 2021, WAMU Radio - 1A - NPR
May 10, 2021, Native News Online
Joy Harjo, Marcella LeBeau Among National Native American Hall of Fame 2021 Inductees

The National Native American Hall of Fame (NNAHOF) this week announced eight new inductees from across Indian Country, celebrated for their contributions in Native advocacy, politics, athletics, arts, health, and culture preservation and revitalization.

April 22, 2021, World Literature Today
Opening the Doorways of Recognition for Native People: A Conversation with Joy Harjo

To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of National Poetry Month, in this last of the series of conversations with three US Poets Laureate, Joy Harjo discusses her digital map project, how Native people have been disappeared, and answers the...

March 05, 2021, WNYC w/ Brian Lehrer
America Are We Ready for the First 100 Days?

Join the national conversation with host Brian Lehrer as the Biden/Harris administration starts its work.

President Biden’s nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland (D, NM) to be Secretary of the Interior would put a Native American (Laguna Pueblo) in...

March 02, 2021, The Oklahoman
February 14, 2021, Michael Limnios Blues Network
Q&A with internationally renowned performer and writer Joy Harjo

"Know yourself. Yes. It's the same thing. Be yourself, knowing yourself, ultimately . . . by being ourselves, we come to know the world." - Joy Harjo. Read more here