Denison University hosts former US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo on Feb. 7

Denison University’s Laura C. Harris Series and Beck Series presents "An Evening with Joy Harjo: Women’s Empowerment, Indigenous Poetry, and Native Literature" at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the Sharon Martin Hall of the Michael D. Eisner Center for the Performing Arts, located at 240 W. Broadway. The event is free and open to the public, however tickets are required. For more information and tickets, visit denison.edu/eisner.

Harjo is the first Native American United States Poet Laureate and the second to hold this position for three terms (2019-2022). Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harjo is an internationally known award-winning poet, writer, performer, and saxophone player of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is the author of nine books of poetry and two memoirs as well as several screenplays, children's books, plays, and collections of prose interviews. Harjo just published a Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, "When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through" (2020), and her memoir, "Poet Warrior" (2021).

Harjo will read from her work, inviting us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her "poet-warrior" road. She will read poems and share stories of her life, including what she has learned during her time as 23rd United States Poet Laureate.

Reading followed by Q&A with Denison University English Professors David Baker and Linda Krumholz. Harjo will sign books available for sale after the event.

Information submitted by Denison University.

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