Joy Harjo is an internationally renowned poet based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is a poet laureate and the chancellor for the Academy of American Poets. She is an activist for Native American rights, linking her present with her heritage and family history. Harjo is the director of For Girls Becoming, supporting young Muscogee women. She helped found the Native Arts and Culture Foundation and is a board member. She began writing while at the University of New Mexico, as a member of the Kiva Club, the school’s Native student organization. She travels nationally and internationally performing music and poetry. She also teaches poetry and creative writing at various universities.
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Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning LightA Play by Joy Harjo and a Circle of Responses
Conflict Resolution for Holy BeingsPoems
How We Became HumanNew and Selected Poems 1975-2002
A Map to the Next WorldPoems and Tales
The Woman Who Fell from the SkyPoems
