Joy Harjo's Blog, page 10
July 4, 2012
CRAZY BRAVE
My memoir CRAZY BRAVE is here. It's official birthdate is July 9th. It took me fourteen years to birth it, fourteen years in which I pulled out stacks of journals, made timelines, decided to make it a memoir in short stories. My life didn't make neat short stories. David Sedaris can do it, make tight, crafted vignettes with a biting and perceptive humor. And as much as I love humor (I've
June 16, 2012
Joy Harjo Opens for The Temptations at Muscogee (Creek) Nation Festival
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Festival Saturday, June 23rd
Joy will be performing sometime between 5-7 pm opening for The Temptations.
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Festival began in 1974 as a celebration of Muscogee culture and heritage and has become a major family gathering for many Muscogee families. All activities are free and open to the public. This much-loved festival invites all
Joy will be performing sometime between 5-7 pm opening for The Temptations.
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Festival began in 1974 as a celebration of Muscogee culture and heritage and has become a major family gathering for many Muscogee families. All activities are free and open to the public. This much-loved festival invites all
April 18, 2012
Muscogee Nation News Column April 2012
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April 17, 2012
Howling Song
Iʻm outside playing flute this morning and the robin who has been coming over to sing with me balanced on the fence. We both turned at the same time, to the fenced dog across the street who was howling along with the flute! We caught the dog mid howl. He felt our looks on him, then looked "sheepish"--Funny!
March 20, 2012
Muscogee Nation News Column March 2012
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March 1, 2012
MNN COLUMN February 2012
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February 28, 2012
March 10, 2012
This Land Is Your Land —
A Woody Guthr...
March 10, 2012
This Land Is Your Land —
A Woody Guthrie Centennial
7:30 pm
Brady Theater105 W Brady Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103Brady Theater Website
Tickets: http://www.protixonline.com/View_Even...
Joy Harjo Performs as well as
JOHN MELLENCAMP and ARLO GUTHRIE with Del McCoury Band with Tim O'Brien, Rosanne Cash, The Flaming Lips, Hanson, Jimmy
This Land Is Your Land —
A Woody Guthrie Centennial
7:30 pm
Brady Theater105 W Brady Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103Brady Theater Website
Tickets: http://www.protixonline.com/View_Even...
Joy Harjo Performs as well as
JOHN MELLENCAMP and ARLO GUTHRIE with Del McCoury Band with Tim O'Brien, Rosanne Cash, The Flaming Lips, Hanson, Jimmy
Time, Time
I remember going into the jails and prisons in the late seventies, early eighties, to teach poetry. The jailer would unlock a room filled with prisoners, tell me they'd be back in an hour, two hours, or three, depending on the agreement with the arts organization. Most of the imprisoned knew poems by heart. We'd talk, write and speak poetry, laugh and cry. I was not with the most hardened of
February 27, 2012
Loss
Sharon lost her case.
There were many factors.
UNM attorneys were able to maneuver and disallow very important parts of the story.
The story was broken into small misshapen pieces by the time it got to the jury.
I am sad with injustice.
But I believe there will be justice. Justice has its own time. The lie returns to claim the liar. The secret returns to reveal that which has been denied. Those
There were many factors.
UNM attorneys were able to maneuver and disallow very important parts of the story.
The story was broken into small misshapen pieces by the time it got to the jury.
I am sad with injustice.
But I believe there will be justice. Justice has its own time. The lie returns to claim the liar. The secret returns to reveal that which has been denied. Those
February 23, 2012
Testimony
Yesterday I testified in Warner's trial against UNM. My testimony was cut short because when asked why I left UNM and said "live sex show" the judge went furious. She called the counsel to the stand and disallowed any mention of it. That was the end of my testimony. After I testified I was allowed to stay in the courtroom for the rest of the day. Next was a student who had been harassed by the
