![]() government forced the ancestors of her Cherokee mother and Creek father from their tribal homes in the East and relocated them to what is now eastern Oklahoma. “Joy is the perfect combination.” says Hayden, “She brings a personal history that expands on a larger history of the American experience.” And the way she integrates her poetry into jazz and Native song, Hayden says, helps broaden the definitions of “what is culture and what is art.”īorn on May 9, 1951, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harjo grew up on the northern border of the Muscogee Creek Nation. ![]() This past June, Hayden selected Harjo-a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation-for the role. ![]() Other Poet Laureates have included Robert Frost and most recently, Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy K. The Library of Congress created this position in 1937 to not only celebrate the art of poetry, but “to make it relatable to as many people as possible,” says Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. Harjo will serve as the 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant until the spring of 2020.
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