Joy Harjo is the first Native American to be named United States Poet Laureate.
Here Joy opens up to Oprah about what that means to her.
-What does that mean for you to be named America's Poet?For you to be named America's Poet?-The first thing that came to mind was it honorsnative people.-Yes.-And my ancestors and the ancestorsthat feed the poetrythat feed the-- that have kept us alive,and thriving through all of it.
United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo explains how stillness, gratitude and kindness can help us heal as a nation.
Oprah has a conversation with Joy Harjo, the first Native American to be named United States Poet Laureate.