DID YOU KNOW? for March 21 – April 3, 2023

Joy Harjo (May 9, 1951 – present) is the first Native American to be appointed as the United States poet laureate, serving from 2019-2022. Harjo has written nine books of poetry, several plays, children’s books and two memoirs. Harjo is a member of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation. Harjo has received an American Book Award, PEN Center USA literary award, the Wallace Stevens Award for proven mastery in the art of poetry from the Academy of American Poets, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas, and more. In 2019, Harjo was elected a Chancellor the Academy of American Poets. She directs an arts mentorship program for young Mvskoke women and is a founding board member of the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation.

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https://www.joyharjo.com/