Birth Name:

Joy Harjo

Female

Birth Date:

Wed, May 09, 1951

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Age:

73

Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

Astrology Data:

Sun

18°

Tau

16'

About Joy Harjo

Joy Harjo (born May 9, 1951) is a poet, musician, playwright, and author. She is the incumbent United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold that honor. Harjo is a member of the Muscogee Nation (Este Mvskokvlke) and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hickory Ground). She is an important figure in the second wave of the literary Native American Renaissance of the late 20th century. She studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts, completed her undergraduate degree at University of New Mexico in 1976, and earned an MFA at the University of Iowa in its creative writing program.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Official website

• Joy Harjo, U.S. Poet Laureate: A Resource Guide from the Library of Congress

• Joy Harjo: Poems and Profile at Poets.org

• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Harjo, Joy

• Joy Harjo at Library of Congress Authorities, with 21 catalog records

• Interview with Joe Harjo on BBC Outlook (starting at 26.30)

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Joy Harjo: Sun 18 Taurus, Moon 28 Gemini, Mercury 28 Aries, Venus 28 Gemini, Mars 21 Taurus, Jupiter 3 Aries, Saturn 25 Virgo, Uranus 6 Cancer, Neptune 17 Libra, Pluto 17 Leo, Sun Conjunct Mars, Sun Square Pluto, Mercury Quincunx Saturn, Sun Quincunx Neptune, Sun Semi Square Jupiter, Mercury Sextile Venus, Venus Square Saturn, Mars Semi Square Jupiter, Mars Trine Saturn, Mars Semi Square Uranus, Mars Square Pluto, Jupiter Square Uranus, Jupiter Sesquiquadrate Pluto, Neptune Sextile Pluto

Categories related to Joy Harjo: Living people, 1951 births, 20th-century American women writers, 21st-century American women writers, American women poets, PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award winners, American people of French descent, Oklahoma, American people of Irish descent, May 9 births, American childrens writers, Writers from Tulsa, American Book Award winners, Native American musicians, American people of Cherokee descent, Institute of American Indian Arts alumni, Muscogee people, American women childrens writers, Cherokee people, Native American poets, Native American childrens writers, Writers from New Mexico, Musicians from Tulsa, Native American dramatists and playwrights, American Poets Laureate, Native American women writers, Writers from Oklahoma

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