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Joy Har­jo joined OU Eng­lish pro­fes­sor Jake Skeets for a con­ver­sa­tion about Native Amer­i­can writ­ers and lit­er­a­ture in Copeland Hall’s Native Nations Cen­ter on Tuesday.

In an inti­mate episode of Native Bidaské, Har­jo opens her heart about loss, love, and the trans­for­ma­tive pow­er of storytelling. 

The for­mer U.S. poet lau­re­ate spoke with Rachel Mar­tin about a piv­otal deci­sion in her child­hood that put her on the cre­ative path and how she views writ­ing as a way to have sec­ond chances. 

An Indige­nous Forum pan­el reminds us of the pow­er that art gives to a community

Joy Har­jo, the first Native Amer­i­can Poet Lau­re­ate in the U.S., is releas­ing two illus­tra­tive books this month, cen­tered around two uni­ver­sal mile­stones: com­ing of age and loss. KOSU’s Sarah Liese sat down with Har­jo to learn more about her…

“What an amaz­ing and ter­ri­ble and beau­ti­ful sto­ry we are all in togeth­er. We are all part of what’s going to hap­pen, and we each have a part in which way the sto­ry will go.”

—Joy Har­jo

Joy Har­jo, the 23^rd Unit­ed States Poet Lau­re­ate and cel­e­brat­ed mem­ber of the Musco­gee (Creek) Nation, has been announced as the inau­gur­al recip­i­ent of the André Har­vey Cre­ative Fellowship.

Come cel­e­brate sto­ry­telling, cre­ativ­i­ty and lit­er­ary explo­ration at the 2025 Sto­ry Catch­er Fes­ti­val, which will be held at West­ern Col­orado Uni­ver­si­ty April 9 to 10. This year’s event will fea­ture a spe­cial keynote address by Joy Harjo.

The first U.S. Native Amer­i­can Poet Lau­re­ate, Joy Har­jo, releas­es a new book about grief with art­work from artist Dana Tiger.

Joy Harjo’s lat­est book encom­pass­es one poem, ​“Wash­ing My Mother’s Body,” from her 2019 book An Amer­i­can Sunrise.

Joy Har­jo explains the job of poet laureate