A Conversation with Joy Harjo
Dates: January 30, 2021
Meets: Sa from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Location: Virtual Academy Of Lifelong Learning Classes
Member Fee: $0.00
Part of the Lions in Winter festival sponsored by the EIU Department of English. Co-sponsored by Broward County Library, Broward Public Library Foundation, Inc., and Florida Center for the Book. Join Joy Harjo, a member of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation and current U.S. Poet Laureate, in a virtual conversation, as she reads works from her latest book An American Sunrise: Poems and has a moderated Q+A discussion. In 2019, Harjo was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold the position. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harjo is an internationally known award-winning poet, writer, performer, and saxophone player of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation. NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. Link available here: https://www.eiu.edu/booth/bigread/program.php
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register by 01/29/2021
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Fee Breakdown
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| Course Fee (Basic) | Member Fee | $ 0.00 |
| Course Fee (Alternate) | Non-member | $ 0.00 |
Virtual Academy Of Lifelong Learning Classes
Virtual Link for event will be available on our webpage: https://.eiu.edu/adulted/all.phpIf you have questions or desire more information please contact Marita Metzke at 217-581-5114
Marita Metzke
Joy Harjo
