Joy Harjo is first Native American named US poet laureate
Oklahoma-born, Muscogee Creek Nation member who helped tell an ‘American story’ has been in the wings for a long time
Poet, musician, author Joy Harjo has been appointed as the new US poet laureate, the first Native American to be named to the post.
The Oklahoma-born, Muscogee Creek Nation member has been in the wings for this role for a long time.