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Joy Harjo

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The Resume

    (May 9, 1951- )
    Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Birth name is Joy Foster
    Member of the Muscogee Nation
    American Poet Laureate (as of 2019)
    Wrote 'Secrets from the Center of the World (1989),' 'In Mad Love and War (1990),' 'A Map to the Next World (2000),' 'The Good Luck Cat (2000),' 'How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems (2004),' 'For a Girl Becoming (2009),' 'Crazy Brave (2012),' 'Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (2015),' 'An American Sunrise (2019),' and 'Poet Warrior (2021)'

Why she might be annoying:

    Her right hand is heavily tattooed.
    Her last name allegedly translates to 'so brave, you're crazy.'
    At 40, she took up playing the saxophone.
    She said: 'I've always had a theory that some of us are born with nerve endings longer than our bodies.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    She survived an abusive childhood.
    She raised both her children as a single mother.
    She released five albums of her original music.
    She taught at several American colleges and universities, notably the University of New Mexico and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
    Her writing focuses on themes and issues relevant to the Native American experience and their history.
    She is the first Native American to hold the distinction of American Poet Laureate.
    She is only the second Poet Laureate to serve three consecutive terms.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying