Poetry Online Discussion of Joy Harjo

Join us online for a discussion of the poetry of Joy Harjo.

Joy Harjo was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.  Harjo draws on First Nation storytelling and histories, as well as feminist and social justice poetic traditions, and frequently incorporates indigenous myths, symbols, and values into her writing. Her poetry inhabits landscapes—the Southwest, Southeast, but also Alaska and Hawaii—and centers around the need for remembrance and transcendence. Her work is often autobiographical, informed by the natural world, and above all preoccupied with survival and the limitations of language. She was named U.S. poet laureate in June 2019.

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