Poetry series features Harjo Feb. 15

Harjo

oy Harjo, a Native American poet and musician, will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 15, in the Interfaith Chapel on the River Campus.

The reading, which is free and open to the public, is part of the 39th season of the Hyam Plutzik Memorial Poetry Series and is presented in conjunction with the Donald R. Clark Enrichment Program in the Humanities.

The author of six books of poetry, including her recent A Map to the Next World, Harjo has earned several awards, including the 2000 Western Literature Association Distinguished Achievement Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas, and the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. She is a member of the National Council on the Arts.

A saxophonist, Harjo performs solo and with her band, Joy Harjo and Poetic Justice. The group has shared the stage with numerous performers, including the Indigo Girls and Bonnie Raitt, and its new CD, Crossing the Border, is forthcoming.

An enrolled member of the Muscogee Nation, Harjo received her bachelor's degree from the University of New Mexico and a master's of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa.

As part of her visit, Harjo will participate in a student roundtable discussion. For more information on the reading, contact the Department of English, x5-4092.

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