Media: Interviews, Reviews, Articles

October 13, 2025, Book Public with Yvette Benevidas - Texas Public Radio
Book Public: Girl Warrior by Joy Harjo

In Girl War­rior, Joy Har­jo shares sto­ries about her own com­ing of age to bring to light piv­otal moments of becom­ing — among them, for­give­ness, fail­ure, falling, ris­ing up, hon­or­ing those who came before and mak­ing space for those who will come…

October 08, 2025, Orion Magazine
Joy Harjo Answers the Orion Questionnaire

In which we get to know our favorite writ­ers bet­ter by explor­ing the sacred and mundane.

July 24, 2025, The Atlantic
The One Book Everyone Should Read

Har­jo’s An Amer­i­can Sun­rise on Atlantic’s The One Book Every­one Should Read list — read more

July 07, 2025, On Being
Joy Harjo - The Hope Portal Ep. 6

Joy Har­jo on ON BEING’s The Hope Por­tal Ep. 6 with Krista Tippett

June 18, 2025, The New Yorker
"Overwhelm" by Joy Harjo

Read and lis­ten to Over­whelm” by Joy Harjo 

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. Read more here
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