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Joy Harjo (/ ˈ h ɑːr dʒ oʊ / HAR-joh; born May 9, 1951) is an American poet, musician, playwright, and author. She served as the 23rd United States Poet Laureate , the first Native American to hold that honor.
Joy Harjo uses her memoir to talk about past traumas and abusive father figures. [13] Joy Harjo sectioned Crazy Brave into four-part, east, north, west, and south. [14] "But when it came time to write this memoir, Harjo found she resisted telling the story in any way whatsoever." [15] "Harjo transitions between time and space with delicate ease.
Besides writing poetry, Harjo sings, plays saxophone and flute - she's recorded seven albums - and writes children's books, among other endeavors.
Harjo is a surname, derived from the Muscogee word Hadcho meaning "Crazy" or "So Brave as to Seem crazy". [1] [2] Notable people with the name include: Albert Harjo (1937–2019), Muscogee artist; Benjamin Harjo, Jr. (born 1945), Absentee Shawnee/Seminole painter and printmaker; Chitto Harjo (Crazy Snake, 1846–1911), Muscogee warrior and activist
Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo, June 6, 2019. Harjo is the first Native American to serve as poet laureate and is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.
Roger Waters – bass guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Walk with Me Sydney" Richard Wright – piano, organ (tracks 3–6) Nick Mason – drums; Additional personnel. Juliette Gale – co-lead vocals on "Walk with Me Sydney" Production. Andy Jackson – mastering; Ray Staff – mastering
Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo, June 6, 2019. Harjo is the first Native American to serve as poet laureate and is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.
"The Song Remembers When" is a song written by Hugh Prestwood and recorded by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood. It was released in October 1993 by MCA Records as the lead single and title track from her third album, The Song Remembers When (1993).