Joy Harjo, U.S. Poet Laureate: Author and Poet Visit

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Join us on Facebook as we celebrate National Poetry Month with Joy Harjo, an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is serving her second term as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States. Harjo is the multiple award-winning author of nine books of poetry, including her most recent, the highly acclaimed An American Sunrise (2019), which was a 2020 Oklahoma Book Award Winner.

This virtual author talk will feature readings from her work and a new anthology, plus a Q&A session. 

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