NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former U.S. poet laureate, Joy Harjo, about her book "Washing My Mother's Body" where she explores the complexity of a daughter's grief as she reflects on her mother's ...

Joy Harjo’s title echoes over and over again, like a whisper from the writing itself—remember, remember, gently urging the reader to dig into their memory. This repetition appears at the start of each ...

A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: Joy Harjo is one of the most revered ... telling stories and writing poetry wasn't just something she wanted to do — it was something she had to ...

Former Poet Laureate Joy Harjo shares what she would do to escape as a teenager. Every week, a guest draws a card from NPR's Wild Card deck and answers a big question about their life. For former ...

Joy Harjo is an internationally celebrated poet of the Muscogee Nation, and it is with words that she processes this life - joy, hardships and, in a new book, grief. It's called "Washing My Mother ...

Joy Harjo is one of the most revered poets in the ... telling stories and writing poetry wasn't just something she wanted to do — it was something she had to do. Since then she has used her ...