Joy Harjo (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
The painter, activist, musician, mother, and poet Joy Harjo, born Joy Foster, does not fit into any one category. Her poetry reflects a multitude of concerns, and although she is known primarily as a Native American poet, her work, by incorporating Native American symbology and consciousness, transcends specifics and becomes universal.
Joy Harjo left her Oklahoma home at the age of sixteen to attend the Institute of American Indian Arts. After graduation, she enrolled in the University of New Mexico where in 1976 she earned her B.A., and two years later she received a M.F.A....
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