Writers on Mondays: Joy Harjo

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When:

Mon 15 Aug ’11, 12:15pm–1:15pm

Where: Te Papa, 55 Cable St, Wellington Show map

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information:

Admission: Free

Website:

Modern Letters.

Favourites:

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Born in Oklahoma, with a Muskogee Creek heritage, Joy Harjo is an internationally known poet; a performer, a writer (of plays among other things), and a saxophone player. She has received many awards for her poetry including the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. Her books include: ‘In Mad Love and War (1990); ‘She Had Some Horses’ (reprinted 2008); and most recently ‘How We Became Human: new and selected poems’ (W.W.Norton & Company 2002). She has released three award-winning CDs of original music. Until recently, she taught at the University of New Mexico. She has spent many years in Hawai’i. Read more about her, listen to her poems at: www.joyharjo.com

Patricia Grace will chair this session in Te Papa's Marae.

Writers on Mondays is presented with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and additional support from Circa Theatre and City Gallery Wellington. These sessions are open to the public and free of charge.