Joy Harjo

Date of birth: May 9th 1951 (74 years)

Place of birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Joy Har­jo, the 23rd Poet Lau­re­ate of the U.S., 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. Born in Tul­sa, Okla­homa, she left home to attend high school at the inno­v­a­tive Insti... Read more

Known for movies:

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  A Thousand Roads

  2005