Joy harjo

Family Album Photo by Amy LV Students – I am so happy to share the name of our new Poet Laureate of the United States. Joy Harjo is a wise, accomplished poet whose work I admire greatly. She is a member of the Mvskoke Nation and our first Native American Poet Laureate. You can read more about her at The Poetry Foundation. As Poet Laureate, Joy follows the talented Tracy K. Smith whose daily radio program and podcast, The Slowdown, has been a gift. Joy Harjo Photo by Karen Kuehn From The…

From Joy Harjo's "How We Became Human".

Joy Harjo poem

The first Native American poet laureate has married writing to a spiritual quest, and she plays a mean saxophone.

A quote from Joy Harjo, the newest U.S. Poet Laureate.