The homeland affects you directly: it affects your body; it affects the collective mind and the collective heart and the collective spirit. Joy Harjo affectbodycollective Change image and share on social
I've always loved the desert. I've spent most of my life in the Southwest. It's certainly influenced my work. I used to dream about it when I was young. Joy Harjo desertdreamhave Change image and share on social
You can't look for love, or it will run away from you. But, you know, don't look for it. Don't look for it. Just go where it is and appreciate it, and, you know, it will find you. Joy Harjo findloverun Change image and share on social
When explorers first encountered my people, they called us heathens, sun worshippers. They didn't understand that the sun is a relative and illuminates our path on this earth. Joy Harjo callearthencounter Change image and share on social
It took me 14 years to write 'Crazy Brave' because I kept changing the form and I also kept running away from the story. I said I don't really want to write about myself. But it's about writing about memory. Joy Harjo bravechangecrazy share on social
You just go where poetry is, whether it's in your heart or your mind or in books or in places where there's live poetry or recordings. Joy Harjo bookheartlive Change image and share on social
I love the sound of the saxophone. It became my singing voice, and it sounds so human. The saxophone could carry the words past the border of words. It can carry it a little bit farther. Joy Harjo bitebordercarry Change image and share on social
We're all given something to do. And when we don't follow what we're supposed to do, we always know when we're off track. Joy Harjo followsupposetrack Change image and share on social
My mother wrote lyrics and sang but was overtaken by life with four children and worked. Joy Harjo childlifelyric Change image and share on social
