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Autobiographical Poetry (03:25) Poet Joy Harjo reads her poem "Autobiography," a poem about the disenfranchisement of Native Americans, rebellion, and yearning for a different destiny.
Poetic Construction (04:51) Poet Joy Harjo uses repetition as a poetic construction. She explains to Bill Moyers why and how images of horses appear in many of her poems. Harjo reads "She Has Some Horses."
Poetic Theme: Fear (03:17) A primary lesson in poet Joy Harjo's life is to recognize herself as a whole person. She reads "I Give You Back," a poem expressing fear of generations of warfare and slaughter; yet, it is also an affirmation of the release of fear.
Poet Joy Harjo: Ancestral Voices (04:00) Poet Joy Harjo (Creek/Muskogee)) is guided by an old Creek Indian within her, and she often feels the presence of her forbears. Harjo discusses with Bill Moyers the perspective and worldview of Native Americans. She reads "Vision."
Poet Joy Harjo: Performance Poetry (05:39) Born to a Creek father and a French-Cherokee mother, Joy Harjo says that When she writes she is sometimes graded by an old Creek Indian within her. She often performs her poems and plays saxophone with her "tribal jazz reggae band."