Joy Har­jo, the 23rd Poet Lau­re­ate of the Unit­ed States, is a mem­ber of the Mvskoke Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hick­o­ry Ground). She is only the sec­ond poet to be appoint­ed a third term as U.S. Poet Laureate. 

In addi­tion to serv­ing as a three-term U.S. Poet Lau­re­ate, Har­jo is a chan­cel­lor of the Acad­e­my of Amer­i­can Poets, holds a Tul­sa Artist Fel­low­ship, directs For Girls Becom­ing, an arts men­tor­ship pro­gram for young Mvskoke women, and is a found­ing board mem­ber and Chair of the Native Arts and Cul­tures Foun­da­tion. She has recent­ly been induct­ed into the Amer­i­can Acad­e­my of Arts and Let­ters, the Amer­i­can Philo­soph­i­cal Soci­ety, the Nation­al Native Amer­i­can Hall of Fame, and the Nation­al Woman’s Hall of Fame. Enjoy!

Har­jo is the author of 13 books of poet­ry, two children’s books and countless awards. 

Har­jo per­forms with her sax­o­phone and flutes, solo and with her band, the Arrow Dynam­ics Band, and pre­vi­ous­ly with Joy Har­jo and Poet­ic Jus­tice. Har­jo has pro­duced sev­en award-win­ning music albums includ­ing Wind­ing Through the Milky Way, for which she was award­ed a NAM­MY for Best Female Artist of the year, and today she joins me to discuss her latest  album, I Pray for My Enemies. Enjoy!

Playlist

01 Joy Harjo- One Day There Will Be Horses

02 Joy Harjo- An American Sunrise

03 DDAT- Roadrunner

04 Julia Keefe- Nobody Else But Me

05 Joy Harjo- Calling the Spirit Back 

06 Cosmically Shonna- Gratitude

07 Khu.éex- Captain Cook Gets It

08 Joy Harjo- Mankiller Honor Song

09 Pamyua- Drum I Carry (Version B)

10 Cheri Maracle- 100 Cigarettes