‘We have to gather’: Joy Harjo discusses Native poetry, importance of diversity, equity and inclusion
Joy Harjo joined OU English professor Jake Skeets for a conversation about Native American writers and literature in Copeland Hall’s Native Nations Center on Tuesday. Harjo , an author, musician and member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, served three terms as the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate , being the first Native American to hold the position. Harjo has received the Poetry Society of America's 2024 Frost Medal , Yale's 2023 Bollingen Prize for American Poetry and a National Humanities Medal . Harjo has written 10 poetry books and released seven music albums. Last year, Harjo received the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Lumine Lifetime Achievement Award . ‘We have to gather’: Joy Harjo discusses Native poetry, importance of diversity, equity and inclusion READ: https://www.oudaily.com/news/poet-joy-harjo-native-poetry-literature-diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/article_c26a077b-0cd0-4f67-86f2-ff8d45cc5d46.html#1
