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Read and lis­ten to ​“Over­whelm” by Joy Harjo 

For­mer U.S. Poet Lau­re­ate says her new children’s book is for every grandchild

Read an excerpt from Har­jo’s Wash­ing My Moth­er’s Body

2025 Okla­homa Poet­ry Out Loud Cham­pi­on Elisha Dalmei­da recites ​“Per­haps the World Ends Here” by Joy Harjo.

Joy Har­jo on her new book, Wash­ing My Moth­er’s Body

Three recent U.S. poet lau­re­ates are con­demn­ing Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump’s fir­ing of Librar­i­an of Con­gress Car­la Hayden.

Read about the MMIP event here

NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with for­mer U.S. poet lau­re­ate, Joy Har­jo, about her book ​“Wash­ing My Moth­er’s Body” where she explores the com­plex­i­ty of a daugh­ter’s grief as she reflects on her moth­er’s life.

A con­ver­sa­tion between Joy Har­jo and Edi­son Cassadore