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
Cutthroat
Initiations: A review of Crazy Brave by Pam Uschuk Crazy Brave is one of most inventive memoirs I’ve ever read. It is as intensely engrossing as it is poignant. It also has a sense of humor. Since Harjo is a poet and musician, her prose reverberates with rhythm as well as with metaphor, story and wisdom. Read […]
Book Browse
In this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo, one of our leading Native American voices, details her journey to becoming a poet. Read Review
38 Bookshelf
Joy Harjo’s newly released memoir, Crazy Brave, dances into hard truth. Read Review
Alabama’s Writer’s Forum
When most Alabama readers think of Alabama writers, Native American—or American Indian as Joy Harjo calls herself—aren’t the first writers who come to mind, yet Joy Harjo attributes what she considers to be three of the most important traits of her artistry—the need for perpetuating family storytelling, the quest for justice, and the return to […]
PEN America Interview with Joy Harjo by Jane Ciabattari
“I was entrusted with carrying voices, songs, and stories to grow and release into the world, to be of assistance and inspiration,” she writes in her recent memoir, Crazy Brave. “These were my responsibility.” Read Interview
