Radio Interview by Lois P. Jones on Poets Cafe KPFK Los Angeles Link to article and Interview http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/joy-harjo/ Equinox I must keep from breaking into the story by force for if I do I will find myself with a war club in my hand and the smoke of grief staggering toward the sun, your nation […]
NEA Arts Magazine
“Harjo’s decision to take risks has paid off in the profound impact she has had through her work. In telling her own story, both the beautiful and the broken parts, Harjo has become a leader. Today she is seen as an icon of the feminist movement and a voice for Native peoples. While she says […]
Favorite Words
Joy Harjo contributed to the Merriam-Webster project about poets’ favorite words. Beautiful-Shimmer-Jetty This is hard. The word beautiful is considered overused and even too romantic these days, but I use it often. So then I went to shimmer. I love the onomatopoeia. Shimmer is shimmer. It is what it is, and the word can cast […]
World Literature Today
“This is not merely a book of poetry. These are instructions for the soul, a song to lead the reader home. With Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, the first lady of American Indian poetry arrives. In this volume, Joy Harjo reaches her full maturity as a poet and as a human being, a teacher for […]
Yes Magazine
Native American poet Joy Harjo declares, “I was not brave.” But her memoir is a gift that urges us to enlist our own crazy bravery to step through the doorways in our lives. Read Review
So To Speak Interview
Harjo never shies away from tough topics; she addresses inequalities and injustices through her writing, interviews, and public speaking. Read Interview
Sampsonia Way
Having to Fight for It: An interview with Poet/Musician Joy Harjo “Words are vehicles for bringing something into being: A vision of peace, a vision of connection, a vision of telling a story of who we are, what we’ve done, where we’ve been, where we’re going.” Read Article
