Joy Harjo
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Joy Harjo is a Muscogee (Creek) Nation poet, musician, and writer who became the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate and is celebrated for her powerful explorations of Indigenous identity, history, and resilience.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joy Harjo canonical | 6 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Poet Laureate
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children’s author ⓘ memoirist ⓘ musician ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Book Award
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Jackson Poetry Prize ⓘ Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Artist Fellowship ⓘ PEN West Award ⓘ
surface form:
PEN USA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize ⓘ Wallace Stevens Award ⓘ |
| birthName | Joy Foster ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfBirth | 1951-05-09 ⓘ |
| degree |
B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of New Mexico
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M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa ⓘ |
| education |
Institute of American Indian Arts
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Iowa Writers' Workshop ⓘ
surface form:
University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop
University of New Mexico ⓘ |
| endTime | 2022 (Poet Laureate term) ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
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surface form:
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s literature
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memoir ⓘ music ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.joyharjo.com/ ⓘ |
| instrument |
flute
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saxophone ⓘ voice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Native American Renaissance ⓘ |
| name | Joy Harjo self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An American Sunrise
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Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings ⓘ Crazy Brave ⓘ For a Girl Becoming ⓘ How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems ⓘ In Mad Love and War ⓘ Poet Warrior ⓘ She Had Some Horses ⓘ The Good Luck Cat ⓘ The Woman Who Fell From the Sky ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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poet ⓘ professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress ⓘ |
| residence |
Tulsa
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surface form:
Tulsa, Oklahoma (later life)
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| startTime | 2019 (Poet Laureate term) ⓘ |
| theme |
Indigenous identity
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Native American history ⓘ colonialism and its impacts ⓘ land and place ⓘ memory and ancestry ⓘ resilience and survival ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation |
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
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surface form:
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
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