In 'Poet Warrior', Joy Harjo uses poetry to deal with pain and heal
In 'Poet Warrior', Joy Harjo uses poetry to deal with pain and heal  
Podcast: NPR's Book of the Day
Published On: Wed Jul 13 2022
Description: In celebration of the new U.S. poet laureate this year, Ada Limón, today's episode revisits another poet laureate's conversation with Michel Martin about how poetry has been used to deal with pain and healing. Joy Harjo, who has been the U.S. poet laureate since 2019 says she has always been drawn to healing ever since she was little. She even studied pre-med in college. But it wasn't until Harjo heard Native poets that she realized "this is a powerful tool of understanding and affirmation." She shares her poetry and story in the book, Poet Warrior.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy