Podcast Episodes featuring Joy Harjo

A Conversation With US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo

Diane Rehm: On My Mind - February 25, 2022 22:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
Joy Harjo is the first Native American to hold the post of U.S. Poet Laureate. And just the second to serve a third term. She talks to Diane about how she became a "Poet Warrior," and supporting the voices of other Native poets.

Poet Laureate Joy Harjo / Historian Tiya Miles

Fresh Air - September 07, 2021 20:29 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 32.7K ratings
The nation's first Native American poet laureate has a new memoir in which she tells her own story — as well as the story of her sixth-generation grandfather, who was forced from his land in the Trail of Tears. It's called 'Poet Warrior.' "If my work does nothing else, when I get to the end of my...

Joy Harjo: An American Sunrise

Oprah's Super Soul - October 09, 2019 05:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 27.5K ratings
The first Native American to be named United States Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo discusses her tumultuous life, her career as an award-winning poet and her newest book of poetry, “An American Sunrise.” Joy also talks about reparations, universal connection, her native ancestors and our innate, self-...

Poetry & Listening {Joy Harjo}

Heroine - November 30, 2017 14:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 468 ratings
Do you ever rely on your intuition when you’re at a crossroads? Today’s guest has trusted in this power for most of her life, and it’s led her to where she is today. Joy Harjo is a poet, musician, and author, and an inspiring female figure among Native American artists and the broader poetry comm...