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Native Voice Joy Har­jo Draws On Trib­al Myth & His­to­ry In Cel­e­brat­ing Nature

Raised in White Cone, Ari­zona, on the Nava­jo Reser­va­tion, Sher­win Bit­sui is a poet and visu­al artist based in New Mex­i­co, where he teach­es at the Insti­tute of Amer­i­can Indi­an Arts. Shift­ing, puls­ing, flood­ing with images in motion, as well…

A won­der­ful piece of news! The Pas­sigli edi­tion of Un delta nel­la pelle won one of the most impor­tant poet­ry prizes – IL PRE­MIO CAMAIOR!

Around a year and a half ago, we invit­ed eight of our favorite con­tem­po­rary poets to Tuc­son to talk with us about cli­mate change and poet­ry. We wrote to Aracelis Gir­may, Bren­da Hill­man, Bri­an Teare, Camille…

Bring­ing Tra­di­tion­al Themes Into Con­tem­po­rary Writing

This year’s Lil­ly Prize win­ner dis­cuss­es the inter­sec­tion of poet­ry and music, as well as the women’s rights and Indige­nous rights move­ments that much her poet­ry is borne out of.

Radio Inter­view by Lois P. Jones on Poets CafeKPFK Los Angeles

“Harjo’s deci­sion to take risks has paid off in the pro­found impact she has had through her work. In telling her own sto­ry, both the beau­ti­ful and the bro­ken parts, Har­jo has become a leader. Today she is seen as…

Joy Har­jo award­ed Grif­fin Poet­ry Prize!

Joy Har­jo con­tributed to the Mer­ri­am-Web­ster project about poets’ favorite words.