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February 21, 2022, NPR
In a powerful memoir, poet Joy Harjo talks about finding her voice and using it

Her new mem­oir Poet War­rior is a chron­i­cle of pain and injus­tice, of grow­ing up poor with an abu­sive step­fa­ther — but also of poet­ry and dis­cov­ery, of tak­ing that pain and using it to make art. Read/​listen here

February 21, 2022, People Magazine
Poet Joy Harjo Says For 'Indigenous Cultures', the Land 'Is the Keeper of Our Bones, Stories, and Songs'

Joy Har­jo reflects on loss and the things she con­tin­ues to hold dear — mem­o­ries of her late moth­er, Nava­jo horse songs — when describ­ing her jour­ney as a poet and cham­pi­on of jus­tice in her new mem­oir Poet War­rior. Read more

February 09, 2022, Navajo Times
Poet Laureate Harjo named artist-in-residence at Dylan center

My res­i­den­cy will allow this lega­cy to be extend­ed to the com­mu­ni­ty, to encour­age and share cre­ativ­i­ty. I am hon­ored to be part of this new venture.”

February 09, 2022, JNews
Joy Harjo Named Artist-in-Residence for Dylan Center | Art-and-theater

Har­jo, the first native author to be select­ed as the US Poet Lau­re­ate, was named a rare third term in 2020. She has also been a Tul­sa Artist Fel­low since 2019.

February 09, 2022, The Oklahoman
February 09, 2022, The Ritz Herald
UNITED STATES POET LAUREATE JOY HARJO NAMED FIRST ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AT TULSA’S BOB DYLAN CENTER

APPOINT­ED IN 2020 TORARE THIRD TERM AS 23RD POET LAU­RE­ATE OF THE UNIT­ED STATES, JOY HAR­JO IS AN INTER­NA­TION­AL­LY RENOWNED PER­FORMER AND WRITER OF THE MUSCO­GEE NATION

February 09, 2022, The Rumor Mill
BOB DYLAN CENTER NAMES JOY HARJO AS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

The Bob Dylan Cen­ter (BDC) has named U.S. Poet Lau­re­ate Joy Har­jo its first artist-in-residence.

February 09, 2022, News on 6
Bob Dylan Center Announces Partnership With US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo

U.S. Poet Lau­re­ate and Tul­sa native Joy Har­jo will be an artist-in-res­i­dence for the planned Bob Dylan Cen­ter Down­town Tulsa.

February 09, 2022, Indian Country Today
United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo named first artist-in-residence at Tulsa's Bob Dylan Center

Unit­ed States Poet Lau­re­ate Joy Har­jo has been named the first Artist-In-Res­i­dence at the Bob Dylan Cen­ter (BDC),

February 09, 2022, KTUL News on 8