Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office, sponsoring body. moving image eng Joy Harjo discusses her life, work & appointment as Poet Laureate. Group name: Poets Laureate. Classification: Language and Literature. Joy Harjo. Recorded on 2019-06-19. Joy Harjo was appointed by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden to serve as the 23rd Poet Laureate on June 19, 2019. Harjo is the first Native American poet to serve in the position--she is an enrolled member of the Muscogee Creek Nation--and is the author of eight books of poetry, including "Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings," "The Woman Who Fell From the Sky and "In Mad Love and War." https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcwebcasts.QA_seperation-cc_Close_together_short