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June 11, 2025, KUNM
Former U.S. Poet Laureate says her new children’s book is for every grandchild

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

June 06, 2025, Orange County Register
Poet Joy Harjo readies a musical play for Idyllwild Arts’ festival week event
The free Native Amer­i­can Arts Fes­ti­val Week runs June 16 – 20 and will fea­ture speak­ers, a film screen­ing, music and more.
June 02, 2025, LitHub
A Ritual of Remembrance

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

May 21, 2025, National Endowment for the Arts
2025 Poetry Out Loud: Elisha Dalmeida (OK) recites “Perhaps the World Ends Here”

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

May 21, 2025, Native News Online
Honoring Native Mothers: Our First Teachers

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

May 21, 2025, ABC News
US Poets Laureate Criticize Trump's firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

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

May 19, 2025, Mvskoke Media
May 09, 2025, NPR Morning Edition
Joy Harjo explores a daughter's grief in 'Washing My Mother's Body'

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.

May 06, 2025, Tribal College Journal
Each of Us Is a Story

A con­ver­sa­tion between Joy Har­jo and Edi­son Cassadore

April 28, 2025, OU Daily
Photos: Joy Harjo in Conversation with Jake Skeets

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