Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
This poem is featured in Joy Harjo’s On Being conversation with Krista, “The Whole of Time.” Listen here: onbeing.org/programs/joy-harjo-the-whole-of-time
She is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation and was the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States. She is the author of nine books of poetry, including An American Sunrise and She Had Some Horses, and two memoirs, Crazy Brave and Poet Warrior. She has also produced several award-winning music albums, including I Pray for My Enemies.
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This poem is featured in Joy Harjo’s On Being conversation with Krista, “The Whole of Time.” Listen here: onbeing.org/programs/joy-harjo-the-whole-of-time
She is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation and was the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States. She is the author of nine books of poetry, including An American Sunrise and She Had Some Horses, and two memoirs, Crazy Brave and Poet Warrior. She has also produced several award-winning music albums, including I Pray for My Enemies.
ABOUT THE ON BEING PROJECT
An adventure in the mystery and the art of living
A home for shaping your presence in a tender, tumultuous world
A companion to the pleasure in thinking deeply with others
A calling to be part of the generative story of our time
THE PODCAST
Twenty years of culture-shifting classics: Mary Oliver, Desmond Tutu, Thich Nhat Hanh, and many many more.
We can be found in ears, and in conversations that matter, around the world.
On Being with Krista Tippett: onbeing.org/series/podcast
STAY CONNECTED
Instagram: instagram.com/onbeing
Facebook: facebook.com/onbeing
The Pause Saturday email newsletter: onbeing.org/newsletter
#onbeing #kristatippett #joyharjo #poem #poet #reading #poetlaureate #poetwarrior #living #heart
