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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Joy Harjo is already halfway through her historic third term as U.S. poet laureate and, perhaps unsurprisingly, she is busier than ever. Here's just a sampling of what she's been up to.
Posted in: Native American History, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
This interview with Joan Naviyuk Kane was conducted in 2018 as part of the Poetry and Literature Center’s online Interview Series. The series featured emerging and established literary writers in dynamic and thought-provoking conversation. Though the series is no longer active, From the Catbird Seat is reprinting these interviews to bring them new light.
Posted in: Interviews, Native American History
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Poet Craig Santos Perez reflects on the event he organized for the Hawai‘i Book and Music Festival in October, which featured four Pacific Islander poets from Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's signature project, "Living Nations, Living Words."
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts, Native American History, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Poet Jennifer Elise Foerster reflects on the reading and conversation course she led this fall, which explored the poetry of many of today’s Native Nations poets through Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s signature project, “Living Nations, Living Words.”
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Native American History, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Manuscript Division curator Barbara Bair explores the life and work of poet and writer Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, known as the first major Native American woman writer in English.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts, Native American History, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Anne Holmes
The Library has just launched a guide to support teachers in the use of Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's “Living Nations, Living Words” project. We invite you to explore it with your students!
Posted in: Digital Resources, Guest Posts, Native American History, Poets Laureate