Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Tue, November 10, 2026
Kalamazoo, MI

Visiting Writers Series: Joy Harjo

Portrait of Joy Harjo


Acclaimed poet Joy Harjo will offer an on-stage conversation for her newly-released book, "Cloud Runner," followed by a Q&A, book signing and performance.

Joy Harjo is an internationally renowned poet, performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She served as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2019 - 2022. Harjo is the author of 12 books of poetry, three award-winning children's books and two memoirs. Harjo holds the Ruth Yellowhawk Fellowship from the Kettering Foundation and is the inaugural Artist-in-Residence for the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

TUESDAY, NOV. 10 | 10 A.M.
Onstage conversation, Q&A and book signing | Texas Township Campus, Dale B. Lake Auditorium*

TUESDAY, NOV. 10 | 2:15 P.M.
Reading and performance, Q&A and book signing | Texas Township Campus, Dale B. Lake Auditorium*

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