Joy Harjo

Nov 4, 2024 | newyorker.com | Joy Harjo

First it was me in the mother-and-father universe—I emerged precariously as an unstable elementIn the province of fire and water. I came out fighting. I was not a princess. I should have been a boy. I was earth grasping for air. No one in this universe fit precisely anywhere. And then you, my brother, arrived eighteen monthsAfterward, on a winter day,Along with my mother who had disappearedTo bring me back a gift.

Aug 20, 2024 | dianabutlerbass.substack.com | Joy Harjo |Diana Bass

Two weeks ago, I was in the Wyoming mountains. And this week, I’m at a place I have long loved — North Carolina’s Outer Banks. These are the last weeks of my “road sabbatical.” I’ll be speaking again in mid-September after taking a six-month break from onsite engagements. In these final road sabbatical days, my poetic guide for reflection has been Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and former Poet Laureate of the United States.

May 13, 2024 | onbeing.org | Joy Harjo

Joy Harjo is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation and the 23rd Poet Lau­re­ate of the Unit­ed States. She is the author of 10 books of poet­ry, including An American Sunrise, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, and She Had Some Horses, and the memoirs Crazy Brave and Poet Warrior. Her most recent poetry collection is Weav­ing Sun­down in a Scar­let Light: Fifty Poems for Fifty Years. She’s also produced several award-winning albums of music, including her most recent, I Pray for My Ene­mies.

Mar 7, 2024 | hbook.com | Frank Morrison |Carole Weatherford |Michaela Goade |Joy Harjo

In our Book Reviews section, between Fiction and Nonfiction, you can often find reviews of Folklore and/or Poetry. This is an “and/or” because we don’t always have both, and sometimes we have neither. Our coverage tends to ebb and flow, as do the trends in books being published.

Mar 1, 2024 | hbook.com | Frank Morrison |Carole Weatherford |Michaela Goade |Joy Harjo

Cover photo by Kristen Joy Emack. Features“Reimagin[ing] Familiar Stories with ­Different Faces” by Kristen Joy Emack A photo essay centering a diverse group of teens in fairy tales. “Better Ask Somebody Else.” by Marilyn Nelson“What is this poetry, and why is it so important?”Tall Tales by Noah Van Sciver and Marlena MylesAn interview in comic form by the co-creators of Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend.