The first Indigenous poet laureate in US history discusses the powerful role of poetry right now as we mourn the loss of life during the pandemicNovember 30, 2020, Business Insider Posted in: Poet Laureate SHARE THIS Previous: Poetic justice: Joy Harjo has been appointed to a third term as U.S. Poet Laureate.Next: Joy Harjo reads Nora Marks Dauenhauer