Media: Interviews, Reviews, Articles

Joy Har­jo and Jake Skeets in con­ver­sa­tion at OU’s Native Nations Cen­ter, April 22

Joy Har­jo dur­ing An Evening Read­ing on April 21 at OU 

Joy Har­jo joined OU Eng­lish pro­fes­sor Jake Skeets for a con­ver­sa­tion about Native Amer­i­can writ­ers and lit­er­a­ture in Copeland Hall’s Native Nations Cen­ter on Tuesday.

In an inti­mate episode of Native Bidaské, Har­jo opens her heart about loss, love, and the trans­for­ma­tive pow­er of storytelling. 

The for­mer U.S. poet lau­re­ate spoke with Rachel Mar­tin about a piv­otal deci­sion in her child­hood that put her on the cre­ative path and how she views writ­ing as a way to have sec­ond chances. 

An Indige­nous Forum pan­el reminds us of the pow­er that art gives to a community

Joy Har­jo, the first Native Amer­i­can Poet Lau­re­ate in the U.S., is releas­ing two illus­tra­tive books this month, cen­tered around two uni­ver­sal mile­stones: com­ing of age and loss. KOSU’s Sarah Liese sat down with Har­jo to learn more about her…

“What an amaz­ing and ter­ri­ble and beau­ti­ful sto­ry we are all in togeth­er. We are all part of what’s going to hap­pen, and we each have a part in which way the sto­ry will go.”

—Joy Har­jo