There were no Native names in the American book of poetry w… - Joy Harjo

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There were no Native names in the American book of poetry when I began writing poetry, though there are many.

Joy Harjo

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Joy Harjo (May 9, 1951) is a poet, musician, author and the first Native American United States Poet Laureate.

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