Joy Harjo's Poetic Adventures in the Last World Blog

This is Joy Harjo's ongoing journal of dreams, stories, poems,music, photographs, and assorted reports from her inner and outer travels about Indian country and the rest of the world .

10/31/09

Tribal Leaders From Across Indian Country to Gather in Washington to Open Embassy of Tribal Nations

Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:40pm EDT Tribal Leaders From Across Indian Country to Gather in Washington to Open Embassy of Tribal Nations Historic O...

Inupiaq Poet Joan Kane Wins A Whiting Writers' Award

http://www.adn.com/2834/story/991373.html Inupiaq poet wins prestigious national writing award By MIKE DUNHAM mdunham@adn.com Published: Oc...

10/29/09

Beluga Joy

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MNN Column October 2009

Last night I gave a musical performance with Larry Mitchell for the American Indian Studies Program at the University of Illinois in Urbana ...

10/4/09

NAMMY Winners for 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2009 ELEVENTH ANNUAL WINNERS ANNOUNCED Jan Michael Looking Wolf for Artist of the Year, Joanne Shenandoah ...

9/29/09

Watcher at the Turn

Photo copyright Joy Harjo September 2009

Through the Dark

When I attempt to over reach with human reason, I cannot hear. When I remember that I am a spirit then I have access to eternity.

9/7/09

NAMMY Voting/Please Vote

I have been nominated for three NAMMYs (native music awards). The winners are determined by votes, both from the advisory board and the publ...

When We Lose Metaphor

When we lose metaphor, we lose our capability to dream ourselves and our descendants into beauty. There is everyday language, and the langua...

8/7/09

Yet Another Random Killing

Once in the early 90’s I caught a taxi from LaGuardia into New York City. The taxi driver was from Ethiopia, Bangladesh or some another coun...

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