Joy Harjo named US Poet Laureate
June 19, 2019 10:17 AM Subscribe
Poet, musician, and playwright Joy Harjo has been named US Poet Laureate. Harjo is the first Native American to hold the title.
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posted by Fizz at 10:27 AM on June 19, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Fizz at 10:27 AM on June 19, 2019 [1 favorite]
This is pretty great. Anchorage was the first poem of hers I read, and it’s an absolute gut punch.
posted by charmedimsure at 10:28 AM on June 19, 2019 [3 favorites]
posted by charmedimsure at 10:28 AM on June 19, 2019 [3 favorites]
This makes me super happy.
posted by salt grass at 10:37 AM on June 19, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by salt grass at 10:37 AM on June 19, 2019 [1 favorite]
I have been enjoying learning about her today. I thought NPRs phrasing about the appointment was interesting and clearly deliberate.
Harjo will represent both her Indigenous culture and those of the United States of America when she succeeds Tracy K. Smith as the country's 23rd poet laureateposted by jessamyn at 10:52 AM on June 19, 2019 [6 favorites]
What a fabulous choice!
I ... don't quite see how this could have happened. In these times. But I'm grateful.
posted by jamjam at 11:10 AM on June 19, 2019 [8 favorites]
I ... don't quite see how this could have happened. In these times. But I'm grateful.
posted by jamjam at 11:10 AM on June 19, 2019 [8 favorites]
"Yeah, buddy."
posted by coolxcool=rad at 11:27 AM on June 19, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by coolxcool=rad at 11:27 AM on June 19, 2019 [1 favorite]
This is excellent.
posted by mixedmetaphors at 2:57 PM on June 19, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by mixedmetaphors at 2:57 PM on June 19, 2019 [1 favorite]
I ... don't quite see how this could have happened. In these times.
The United States Poet Laureate is appointed by the Librarian of Congress. The incumbent Librarian is Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to hold the post. Hayden was nominated by Obama in the distant past of Feb 2016.
posted by zamboni at 3:16 PM on June 19, 2019 [8 favorites]
The United States Poet Laureate is appointed by the Librarian of Congress. The incumbent Librarian is Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to hold the post. Hayden was nominated by Obama in the distant past of Feb 2016.
posted by zamboni at 3:16 PM on June 19, 2019 [8 favorites]
WONDERFUL news. One of the most stalwart, dedicated, prolific poets we have. I can't wait to see how she will hold the post. She is kind (I was lucky to meet her once, & to study in a class with her) but steady & unflinching in her convictions about both politics & craft. Cause to smile today!
posted by foodbedgospel at 4:42 PM on June 19, 2019 [4 favorites]
posted by foodbedgospel at 4:42 PM on June 19, 2019 [4 favorites]
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