Joy Harjo is a major American poet who was chosen as poet laureate of the United States. She’s the first Native American to hold that position. Harjo has taught at universities around the United States and has released albums of her music. She’s also the author of children’s books.
‘She Had Some Horses’ by Joy Harjo illustrates the plurality of differences among people.
She had some horses.
She had horses who were bodies of sand.
She had horses who were maps drawn of blood.
She had horses who were skins of ocean water.
‘An American Sunrise’ by Joy Harjo is a powerful poem about Native American culture written by the current Poet Laureate of the United States. The poem explores the struggles of the poet’s community as well as the successes and celebrations.
Have you ever wondered how graciously an eagle floats in the sky by making circular movements? In ‘Eagle Poem,’ Joy Harjo depicts how it is similar to the cycle of life.
My House is the Red Earth by Joy Harjo explores what the ‘centre of the world’ is for different people.
‘Once the World Was Perfect’ by Joy Harjo explores the loss, and regaining, of the perfect state of the world.
Perhaps the World Ends Here by Joy Harjo uses the central image of a ‘kitchen table’ to connect all areas
‘Speaking Tree’ by Joy Harjo describes how the poet senses and understands the natural world, her place in it, and
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