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CANCELLED: Joy Harjo to be Guest Speaker at "Women's Voices Past and Present"
Thursday, March 02, 2017, 04:00pm |
CANCELLED: Free and open to the public. A Writing in the Curriculum program, Women’s Voices will also feature readings by several WNMU faculty and staff members. Indigenous poet and memoirist Joy Harjo will be the guest speaker. Harjo will share her works and her experience as an international poet, writer, performer and saxophone player of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation. Often cited as a playing a formidable role in the second wave of what critic Kenneth Lincoln termed the Native American Renaissance of the late 20th century, Harjo is the author of several books and has released five award-winning albums of original music. In 2009, Harjo received the Native American Music Award (NAMMY) for Best Female Artist of the Year. She is the recipient of the PEN USA Literary Award for Nonfiction and the Wallace Stevens Award for Poetry.
Location WNMU Student Memorial Building
Silver City NM 88061
Contact 575-538-6469 or www.wnmu.edu/culture