Podcasts about poet laureate joy harjo

Jana Lee Ross speaks with Rob Fisher, Goode Family Artistic Advisor for Musical Theater and American Songbook with the Virginia Arts Festival, about an upcoming performance featuring Broadway star Kelli O'Hara with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Along with Broadway favorites, the program includes a new work by American composer Libby Larsen, setting poems by former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.

Legacy Living with Dr. Gloria Burgess.Join me in celebrating National Poetry Month! Listen and be inspired as Dr. Gloria shares the poetry of three-time U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. You'll want to listen to this podcast again and again!https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/legacyliving

At SXSW EDU, Tyler interviewed science content creator Hank Green, and student reporter Ingrid Smith interviewed former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. Both Green and Harjo talked about how to "be yourself." This episode was produced and edited by Student Reporting Labs Lead Podcast Producer Briget Ganske. Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StudentReportingLabs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/reportinglabs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/studentreportinglabs/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reportinglabs 

Legacy Living with Dr. Gloria Burgess.To kick off National Poetry Month, Dr. Gloria pays tribute to recent US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. Listen and be inspired as Dr. Gloria shares the poetry of Ms. Harjo. You'll want to listen to this podcast again and again!https://www.talknetworkradio.com/hosts/legacyliving

Joy Harjo, former US Poet Laureate, discusses a new a picture book adaption of her poem, "Remember." The book, illustrated by Caldecott medalist Michaela Goade, invites young readers to reflect on the world around them.BOOK: Remember (Random House Studio, 2023)

Featuring contemporary Indigenous voices in your classroom - on your walls, in your research and writing projects, and on your shelves - can make a big difference in fighting erasure. Help your students of all backgrounds learn about Indigenous leaders, artists, and activists.  In today's episode, I'm sharing concrete options to help. Discover the best free posters, leaders to feature in your research projects, strong contemporary titles, an easily accessible poem by our Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, and more.  You can find the show notes at nowsparkcreativity.com in the podcast section. While you're there, take a peek at all the free curriculum resources! 

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This week, U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and Literary Director of the Library of Congress Marie Arana explore the themes of their roots, their creativity, and how their origin stories feed them and their work. This conversation originally took place May 15, 2022 at the inaugural American Writers Festival and was recorded live. In 2019, Joy [...]

This week, U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and Literary Director of the Library of Congress Marie Arana explore the themes of their roots, their creativity, and how their origin stories feed them and their work. This conversation originally took place May 15, 2022 at the inaugural American Writers Festival and was recorded live. In 2019, Joy Harjo was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold the position and only the second person to serve three terms in the role. Harjo's nine books of poetry include An American Sunrise, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems, and She Had Some Horses. She is also the author of two memoirs, Crazy Brave and Poet Warrior, which invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her “poet-warrior” road. She has edited several anthologies of Native American writing including When the Light of the World was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through — A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, and Living Nations, Living Words, the companion anthology to her signature poet laureate project. Her many writing awards include the 2019 Jackson Prize from the Poetry Society of America, the Ruth Lilly Prize from the Poetry Foundation, the 2015 Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets, and the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. She is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Board of Directors Chair of the Native Arts. Marie Arana is a Peruvian-American author of nonfiction and fiction as well as the inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress. She is the recipient of a 2020 literary award from the American Academy of Arts & Letters. Among her recent positions are: Director of the National Book Festival, the John W. Kluge Center's Chair of the Cultures of the Countries of the South, and Writer at Large for the Washington Post. For many years, she was editor-in-chief of the Washington Post's book review section, Book World. Marie has also written for the New York Times, the National Geographic, Time Magazine, the International Herald Tribune, Spain's El País, Colombia's El Tiempo, and Peru's El Comercio, among many other publications. Her sweeping history of Latin America, Silver, Sword, and Stone, was named Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 by the American Library Association, and was shortlisted for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence. Her biography of Simón Bolívar won the 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Marie's memoir, American Chica, was a finalist for the 2001 National Book Award. She has also published two prizewinning novels, Cellophane and Lima Nights.

In July, Ada Limón was named the nation's 24th U.S. Poet Laureate, and will take over the role from current Poet Laureate Joy Harjo in September. Limón joins us to discuss her life, career, new position, and her most recent collection, The Hurting Kind. This segment is guest-hosted by David Furst.

What are your practice rituals? In this talk, JD Doyle shares wisdom about creating practice rituals, mindfulness and letting go of suffering. They weave the Dharma into possibilities, civil rights and the recent LGBTQ+ Proclamation by President Biden. JD shares the poem "Eagle" by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo pointing out nature, wholeness and not knowing. ____________ JD Doyle serves as a core teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC) and has served as a board member and was the cofounder of the LGBTQI meditation group. JD is in the Spirit Rock Meditation Center teacher-training program and was in the Dedicated Practitioner Program (DPP2) and the Community Dharma Leader Program (CDL4). JD has practiced Buddhism since 1995 in the U.S., Thailand, and Burma. For over twenty-five years, they worked as a public school teacher focusing on issues of equity and access. JD holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies from Cornell University and a master's degree in Language and Literacy and Sociocultural Studies from the University of New Mexico. JD identifies as gender non-conforming. They are committed to celebrating the diversity of our human sangha, addressing the impact of racism on our communities, expanding concepts of gender, and living in ways that honor the sacredness of the Earth. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

James Crews is the author of THE PATH TO KINDNESS – a collection offering more than 100 poems of connection and joy from a diverse range of voices…including a poem by the current U.S. Poet Laureate – Joy Harjo. He has also authored 4 prize-winning collections of poetry and is the editor of the best-selling anthology, HOW TO LOVE THE WORLD – more than 90,000 copies in print and featured on NPR's Morning Edition, in Boston Globe, and The Washington Post. Crews' work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Sun Magazine, Ploughshares, and The New Republic, as well as in former US poet laureate Ted Kooser's American Life in Poetry newspaper column. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info Website: jamescrews.net Book: The Path to Kindness: Poems of Connection and Joy by James Crews and Danusha Laméris Most Influential Person Ted Kooser Effect on Emotions I'm able to name the emotions. However, I think it wasn't ever the case before. Likewise, anxiety and shame. It's so useful to be able to name what's coming up and to really distinguish. My marriage has helped with that, too. Thoughts on Breathing Most importantly, the kind of meditation I do tends to really focus on the breath. I usually, when I'm meditating, have a very busy mind. For instance, I count my breaths, you know, one in-breath, out-breath, one in-breath, out-breath two, and do that in sets of fours, when I'm especially caught in my mind and my thoughts. Suggested Resources Book: Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems by Phyllis Cole-Dai Book: The Path to Kindness: Poems of Connection and Joy by James Crews and Danusha Laméris App: Headspace Bullying Story Firstly, I was never really the recipient of a lot of bullying. I think that was the result of real efforts that were not very healthy to kind of hide myself and be as invisible as possible, and to be quiet. I was already shy and introverted, but I think I made myself even quieter, and really tried to blend in, and not call attention to who I really was, or what I really loved doing. Therefore, I don't have a lot of stories about that as a kid. I will say one memory that came when you talked about bullying; it's not quite the same thing, but when I was in grad school in Nebraska, I was walking down the street, and just feeling really happy. I was really embodying who I was at that point, teaching poetry, writing poetry, not being afraid to dress a certain way. As I was walking down the street to the pharmacy, and these guys in a pickup truck that was passing by called out these terrible names, just like these anti-gay epithets and I sort of stopped for a minute, but then, didn't want to engage or anything like that. But when I got home, I realized how much that affected me. That is to say, I was more in tune with that, probably because I had been meditating and was really practicing mindfulness. But it really disturbed me. And not just that I had to experience it, but that other people, especially younger people, were probably experiencing that all over the country and the world at the very same moment. Related Episodes The Joy Of Intimacy and Mindfulness With Rabbi Manis Friedman Happiness, Joy, and Peace Discovered After a 10-Year Search By Scott Wilhite Evolve Toward Health, Joy, And Wholeness; Laurie Warren Special Offer Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I'm Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.

Joy Harjo is the current poet laureate of the United States, having been appointed by the Librarian of Congress in 2019. Her poems speak to U.S. history, indigenous cultures, the arts, and social justice. My guest today recorded one of her poems for the Juneau Public Library, and spoke about the ways Harjo's poetry relates to him. -- If you're interested in this title, please consider supporting local bookstores and this podcast by purchasing from: https://bookshop.org/a/79981/9780393358483 -- Host: Kyle Johnson (@panic_kyle and @panic_kyle_booktok); Guest: Jared Olin (@jared.olin); Music: Julian Loida (www.julianloida.com) -- Get in touch with the show! panic.kyle.tt@gmail.com

This episode's guest will be U; S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, who is the first Artist-In-Residence for the new Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which will have its grand opening to the public on May 10, 2022, Harjo, a Tulsa native, will produce educational programs and schedule live performances for the Center, as well as curate special exhibitions. The Center will contain the Bob Dylan archives, which is a collection of more than 100,000 items spanning the songwriter's entire career, Harjo will explain the opening of the Bob Dylan Center in more detail on this episode of the Goldmine Podcast.

This episode's guest will be U; S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, who is the first Artist-In-Residence for the new Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which will have its grand opening to the public on May 10, 2022, Harjo, a Tulsa native, will produce educational programs and schedule live performances for the Center, as well as curate special exhibitions. The Center will contain the Bob Dylan archives, which is a collection of more than 100,000 items spanning the songwriter's entire career, Harjo will explain the opening of the Bob Dylan Center in more detail on this episode of the Goldmine Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode's guest will be U; S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, who is the first Artist-In-Residence for the new Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which will have its grand opening to the public on May 10, 2022, Harjo, a Tulsa native, will produce educational programs and schedule live performances for the Center, as well as curate special exhibitions. The Center will contain the Bob Dylan archives, which is a collection of more than 100,000 items spanning the songwriter's entire career, Harjo will explain the opening of the Bob Dylan Center in more detail on this episode of the Goldmine Podcast.

This episode's guest will be U; S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, who is the first Artist-In-Residence for the new Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which will have its grand opening to the public on May 10, 2022, Harjo, a Tulsa native, will produce educational programs and schedule live performances for the Center, as well as curate special exhibitions. The Center will contain the Bob Dylan archives, which is a collection of more than 100,000 items spanning the songwriter's entire career, Harjo will explain the opening of the Bob Dylan Center in more detail on this episode of the Goldmine Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joy Harjo is the first Native American to hold the post of U.S. Poet Laureate. And just the second to serve a third term. She talks to Diane about how she became a "Poet Warrior," and supporting the voices of other Native poets.

A member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Joy Harjo's work is a powerful mix of the spiritual and political. In Poet Warrior, she reflects on both the joys and harsh realities of her early life and how she found refuge in poetry, music and art.

Produced by DuEwa World - Consulting + Bookings http://www.duewaworld.com EP 37 DuEwa interviews poet Alan King. King discusses his writing life and his latest collection of poems, Crooked Smiling Light (2021, Plan B Press). Visit www.Alanwking.com and support his latest book.   FOLLOW on IG @nerdacitypodcast and TWITTER @nerdacitypod1 SUBSCRIBE + LISTEN @spotify @anchor @Applepodcasts @YOUTUBE.COM/DUEWAWORLD @iheartradiopodcasts @podcastaddict @overcast and more!! SUPPORT future episodes by donating to PayPal.me/duewaworld or to Anchor.fm/duewafrazier/support BIO Alan King is a Caribbean American poet, whose parents emigrated to the U.S. from Trinidad and Tobago in the early '70s. He's a father, husband, and author of three collections of poetry: Crooked Smiling Light (Plan B Press, 2021), Point Blank (Silver Birch Press, 2016) and Drift (Aquarius Press, 2012). King's poetry caught the attention of U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo who said: "Alan King is one of my favorite up-and-coming poets of his generation. His poems are not pop and flash, rather more like a slow dance with someone you're going to love forever." King is also a videographer and motion graphics artist. The video he produced for his poem, "Gluttony," was an "Official Selection" of the 2021 International Video Poetry Festival in Athens, Greece. A Cave Canem graduate fellow, King is a graduate of the Stonecoast MFA Program at the University of Southern Maine. He lives with his wife, children, and mother-in-law in Bowie, MD. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/duewafrazier/support

The White House and members of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration host the 2021 Tribal Nations Summit. The summit brings together officials and leaders from federally recognized tribes together to discuss how the federal government can invest in and continue to strengthen the nation-to-nation relationship and ensure that progress in Indian Country endures for years to come. This is the second and final day of the two-day event. AGENDA - NOVEMBER 16, 2021 Welcome Remarks Kevin Gover, Under Secretary of the Smithsonian Lynn Malerba, Mohegan Tribe White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Julie Rodriguez Policy Panel: Climate Change Impacts and Solutions Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: White House Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory Secretary Denis McDonough - Department of Veterans Affairs Policy Panel: Tribal Treaty Rights and Sacred Lands Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland – Bureau of Indian Affairs Secretary Janet Yellen – US Department of the Treasury White House Domestic Policy Director Susan Rice Administration Listening Session Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Deb Haaland – US Department of Interior Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland – Bureau of Indian Affairs General Counsel Sam Bagenstos – Office of Management and Budget Special Assistant to the President Libby Washburn – White House Policy Panel: Economic and Workforce Development Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Marty Walsh – US Department of Labor Administrator Isabella Guzman – Small Business Administration American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling Policy Panel: Infrastructure, Housing, and Energy Featuring Tribal leaders in conversation with: Secretary Jennifer Granholm – US Department of Energy Secretary Pete Buttigieg – US Department of Transportation Reading by US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Introduction by Kenneth Kahn, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Vice President Kamala Harris

Poet Laureate Joy Harjo says she loved poetry as a kid, but didn't feel like it belonged to her. "It wasn't until I heard Native poets," she tells NPR's Michel Martin, "that I realized that, wow, this is a powerful tool of understanding and affirmation. And I don't know, I just started writing." Harjo had been studying medicine, she says, and she knew her people needed doctors — but what about poets? Her new memoir Poet Warrior is a chronicle of pain and injustice, of growing up poor with an abusive stepfather — but also of poetry and discovery, of taking that pain and using it to make art.

[REBROADCAST FROM April 30, 2021] On the last day of National Poetry Month, we spoke with United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo about the anthology, Living Nations, Living Words, as well as her latest album, I Pray for My Enemies.

As the first Native American to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate in 2019, Joy Harjo has used her voice as a tool for cultural change. The member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how she reckons with the loss of ancestral homelands, her personal story, and the rituals that provide her with inspiration. Her book is called “Poet Warrior: A Memoir.”

In partnership with this year's Library of Congress National Book Festival, actor Michael J. Fox and U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo join The Post for back-to-back conversations discussing their recent memoirs.

Michael K. Williams was best known for playing Omar on 'The Wire' and Chalky White on 'Boardwalk Empire.' He died Sept. 6 of a suspected drug overdose. In 2008, Williams told Terry Gross the story behind the scar on his face and his background in dance. In 2016, he reflected on his lucky breaks and what it was like to leave Omar behind. "When 'The Wire' and the character of Omar ended, I had zero tools, personally speaking, in how to deal with letting that go. ... I didn't equip myself with the tools of how to wash that off my psyche." Maureen Corrigan reviews Sally Rooney's new novel, 'Beautiful World, Where Are You.' Also, we hear from U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. She's the first Native American appointed to the position. She has a new memoir, 'Poet Warrior,' that's in part about her family's history. She's a member of the Muskogee (Creek) Nation.

Michael K. Williams was best known for playing Omar on 'The Wire' and Chalky White on 'Boardwalk Empire.' He died Sept. 6 of a suspected drug overdose. In 2008, Williams told Terry Gross the story behind the scar on his face and his background in dance. In 2016, he reflected on his lucky breaks and what it was like to leave Omar behind. "When 'The Wire' and the character of Omar ended, I had zero tools, personally speaking, in how to deal with letting that go. ... I didn't equip myself with the tools of how to wash that off my psyche." Maureen Corrigan reviews Sally Rooney's new novel, 'Beautiful World, Where Are You.' Also, we hear from U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. She's the first Native American appointed to the position. She has a new memoir, 'Poet Warrior,' that's in part about her family's history. She's a member of the Muskogee (Creek) Nation.

The nation's first Native American poet laureate has a new memoir in which she tells her own story — as well as the story of her sixth-generation grandfather, who was forced from his land in the Trail of Tears. It's called 'Poet Warrior.' "If my work does nothing else, when I get to the end of my life, I want Native peoples to be seen as human beings," she says.Historian Tiya Miles tells the story of an enslaved woman who, upon hearing that her child was being sold off, hastily packed her a cotton sack with a few personal items. That cotton bag remained in the child's possession and was passed on from one generation to the next, and at one point in the early 1900s, was inscribed with the family's tale. Eventually it ended up at the National Museum of African American History. Miles joins contributor Arun Venugopal to talk about what this story tell us about slavery. Her book is 'All That She Carried.'

The nation's first Native American poet laureate has a new memoir in which she tells her own story — as well as the story of her sixth-generation grandfather, who was forced from his land in the Trail of Tears. It's called 'Poet Warrior.' "If my work does nothing else, when I get to the end of my life, I want Native peoples to be seen as human beings," she says.Historian Tiya Miles tells the story of an enslaved woman who, upon hearing that her child was being sold off, hastily packed her a cotton sack with a few personal items. That cotton bag remained in the child's possession and was passed on from one generation to the next, and at one point in the early 1900s, was inscribed with the family's tale. Eventually it ended up at the National Museum of African American History. Miles joins contributor Arun Venugopal to talk about what this story tell us about slavery. Her book is 'All That She Carried.'

Today we're discussing creative work, but the lessons apply to virtually anything in your life that brings out feelings of resistance, fear or self-doubt.Our guest is Monica Ong, a Connecticut-based visual poet and designer. She's been practicing Buddhism ever since discovering it on study abroad in high school and our conversation today is filled with practical insights on how to navigate a creative career as a Buddhist.Monica's own story is about identity and paving her own way as a visual poet. In 2015, her book, Silent Anatomies, was selected by U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo as the winner of the Kore Press First Book Award in poetry.On this episode, she shares about her journey as a Buddhist and a creative, as well as how chanting helped her navigate the pandemic, when she struggled deeply with sleep issues and health.Key takeaway: Chanting and taking small, consistent steps to tackle our self-doubt can help us create the life and work we are proudest of, no matter what others might think.CHEAT SHEET1:32 Introduction to Monica's work2:44 How she became a visual poet6:53 When and why she started practicing Buddhism11:08 How chanting impacted her creative work and path15:36 Dealing with insomnia during the pandemic 23:55 How she has challenged self-doubt and resistance33:18 Balancing work, art and family all at once40:35 Navigating the desire for validation as an artist47:47 Her favorite Buddhist teaching50:03 What she's working on now, and a poem about Vera RubinNote: In the poem about Vera Rubin that Monica reads at the end of the show, she refers to an excerpt from this article. 

As a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo is the descendant of Native Americans who were forcibly removed from their land in the 19th century Trail of Tears. Thousands died on the march from their ancestral homes in the Southeast to so-called “Indian Territory,” which is now Oklahoma. Much of Harjo’s work explores themes of home, place, and displacement.  “Natives have been so disappeared [sic] from the American story. And yet, if we make a map that shows no political boundaries, that's one thing. …  One thing that came out of this project is really starting to see how all poets' voices … are innately tied to land and the idea of place.” Her signature project is “Living Nations, Living Words.” It features the work of other contemporary Native American poets, plus an interactive map that places each poet in the place that they feel most rooted.

On this Talk of Iowa Book Club, Charity discusses “An American Sunrise” with author and U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, then has a book club conversation with Linda LeGarde Grover, professor of American Indian Studies, and Mary Swander, former poet laureate of Iowa.

This week, we hear from one of the co-editors of the first historically comprehensive Native poetry anthology – yes the very first. It’s called When The Light of The World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry. It was edited by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo with Jennifer Elise Foerster and LeAnne Howe.  Organized by geographical region, each section begins with a poem from traditional oral literatures and closes with an emerging poet. Contributors range from Eleazar, a seventeenth-century Native student at Harvard, to Jake Skeets, a Diné poet born in 1991.  The poet, translator, and critic André Naffis-Sahely reviewed the anthology in the April 2021 issue of Poetry. Today he speaks with co-editor LeAnne Howe about how the anthology came to be, and why it took so long to get here. Howe, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, opens the conversation with a Choctaw chant. You’ll hear two poems from the anthology. Ishki, Mother, Upon Leaving the Choctaw Homelands, 1831 by LeAnne Howe and The Old Man’s Lazy by Peter Blue Cloud.

Harjo is known for weaving heritage and history into her works. She joined host Kerri Miller to talk about it.

This episode looks at folk poetry, with discussions of four poetry-themed collections in the American Folklife Center. Guest Anne Holmes of the Library of Congress Literary Initiatives Division discusses “Living Nations, Living Words,” the signature project of the Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. Harjo, the first Native American Poet Laureate, has curated a collection of poetry by Native American poets, which includes recordings of the poets reading their work. The recordings are part of the American Folklife Center archive. The Literary Initiatives division has also created a Story Map to place the poets and poems in a geographic context. The poet M.L. Smoker reads her work “The Book of the Missing, Murdered, and Indigenous—Chapter 1.” Guest Michelle Stefano of the American Folklife Center discusses “Rhyming the Archive,” an event in which members of the poetry slam team Split This Rock wrote poems inspired by materials in the archive and performed them at an event at the Library of Congress. The poet Marjan Naderi reads her work “The Lessons My Mother Taught Me While Preparing Dinner.” Guest Kerry Ward of the Veterans History Project introduces VHP and discusses VHP’s November, 2019, Occupational Poetry Panel, which brought together four Veteran poets to perform their work. Meezie Hermansen performs her work “Tools of the Trade.” Stephen Winick and John Fenn discuss a poem in the American Folklife Center’s archive called “Colorado Morton’s Last Ride.” It’s a ten-minute narrative poem recited by a man named Fred Soule at the Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp in Visalia, California on September 2, 1941. The poem was recorded on an instantaneous disc by Charles Todd and Robert Sonkin, two fieldworkers collecting folksongs for the Library of Congress. Winick discusses the research that led him to discover that the poem, whose original title was “Colorado Morton’s Ride,” was written by Pulitzer-Prize-winner Leonard Bacon and Montana cowboy Rivers Browne. He also reveals the identity of Soule, a public information officer for the FSA. We hear Soule read an excerpt of the poem, and Winick and Fenn promise to release the full poem as a bonus episode.

On March 16, 2021 the Lannan Center presented a Crowdcast webinar featuring Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, as part of "THIS LAND" the 2021 Lannan Center Symposium. Moderated by poet Carolyn Forché.About Joy HarjoIn 2019, Joy Harjo was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold the position. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harjo is an internationally known award-winning poet, writer, performer, and saxophone player of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation. Harjo’s nine books of poetry include An American Sunrise, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems, and She Had Some Horses. Harjo’s memoir Crazy Brave won several awards, including the PEN USA Literary Award for Creative Non-Fiction and the American Book Award. She is the recipient of the Ruth Lilly Prize from the Poetry Foundation for Lifetime Achievement, the 2015 Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets for proven mastery in the art of poetry, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America, and the United States Artist Fellowship.About Carolyn ForchéCarolyn Forché is the former Director of the Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice and a University Professor in the Department of English at Georgetown University. She is most recently the author of the poetry collection In the Lateness of the World: Poems (Penguin, 2020) and the memoir What You Have Heard Is True (Penguin Random House, 2019).  She has been a human rights activist for over thirty years.Music: Quantum Jazz — "Orbiting A Distant Planet" — Provided by Jamendo.

Melanie focuses on thoughts and writings from such luminaries as Paula Allen Gunn, Simon Ortiz, Joy Harjo, and Barry Lopez in this episode. Some of the "bad" words touched on are considered unimportant and light-weight and New-Agey, and even worse, often used to minimize, criticize, and shame those who dare to align themselves with such ridiculous concepts as living a slow, contemplative life, or consciously choosing love as a touchstone for decision-making. This episode is really about reclaiming the power of language to catalyze transformation. Ready? Dr. Melanie Harth's website here the U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's website here

DuEwa shares her thoughts on pandemic self care. She discusses what it was like to head back to the gym after a stressful summer. DuEwa discusses the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. DuEwa ends with a reading of a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, "This Morning I Pray for My Enemies." Visit DuEwa's website at www.duewaworld.com. #Nerdacitypodcast #DuEwa #selfcare #pandemic #health #wellness #RuthBaderGinsburg #JoyHarjo #poets Tweet me @nerdacitypod1! Visit anchor.fm/duewafrazier/support and www.duewaworld.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/duewafrazier/support

Sometimes the truth depends on a walk around a lake. - Wallace Stevens More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net How often do you do creative writing in your life? Have you ever tried to write as a way to relax and take care of yourself? Today, our guest is Jory Mickelson, a writer, educator, and retreat facilitator living in Bellingham, Washington. Jory helps us understand how writing and being in nature are important self-care practices. Jory is a writer, educator, and retreat facilitator living in Bellingham, Washington. Even if you don't consider yourself a writer, you can still benefit from the practice of writing. In our conversation: Jory shares his background especially how nature was an important part of his childhood and has inspired his writing Jory offers a variety of suggestions for those wanting to do more writing including the importance of scheduling time for a writing practice Jory gives listeners a specific exercise they can try at home to kickstart a short and simple writing exercise We listen to a poem written and read by Jory Jory also talks about his own self care practices and writing routines Mentioned in today's conversation: Book, Wilderness Kingdom by Jory Mickelson, Floating Bridge Press Poet Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate Billy Collins, Poet Poet, Jane Kenyon The Artists Way , Author Julia Cameron How you can connect with Jory: Jory Mickelson website Email: interlucent@gmail.com More about Jory: Jory's work has appeared in Sixth Finch, The Puritan, Jubilat, Mid-American Review, Diode Poetry Journal, The Rumpus, Ninth Letter, Vinyl Poetry, The Collagist, and other journals in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Jory is the recipient of an Academy of American Poet's Prize and they have received fellowships from the Lambda Literary Foundation and The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico. They're first full-length collection WILDERNESS//KINGDOM was published in 2019. Jory is a graduate of the University of Idaho's MFA Program and the former Poetry Editor of 5×5 Lit Mag and the creator of the blog Literary Magpie. They have taught workshops and retreats on a wide variety of topics including writing and wilderness, mindfulness, zines, creative writing, and poetry as a spiritual practice. They live in Bellingham, WA.