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Poet Laureate Joy Harjo reads from the title poem of "Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings" (W. W. Norton, 2015), from Tulsa, OK.
Joy Harjo was born in 1951 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A writer of the Muscogee Nation, Harjo’s work is often informed by First Nation storytelling, mythology, and poetic traditions. Harjo is a critically acclaimed poet, whose awards include the Wallace Stevens Award and the Ruth Lilly Award. In 2019, she was named the U.S. Poet Laureate. She most recently wrote "An American Sunrise" (W. W. Norton, 2019).
Poet Laureate Joy Harjo reads from the title poem of "Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings" (W. W. Norton, 2015), from Tulsa, OK.
Joy Harjo was born in 1951 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A writer of the Muscogee Nation, Harjo’s work is often informed by First Nation storytelling, mythology, and poetic traditions. Harjo is a critically acclaimed poet, whose awards include the Wallace Stevens Award and the Ruth Lilly Award. In 2019, she was named the U.S. Poet Laureate. She most recently wrote "An American Sunrise" (W. W. Norton, 2019).
