Joy Harjo
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Joy Harjo is a Muscogee (Creek) Nation poet, musician, and writer who became the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate and is celebrated for her powerful explorations of Indigenous identity, history, and resilience.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joy Harjo canonical | 23 |
| Joy Harjo as U.S. Poet Laureate | 1 |
| Joy Harjo is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation | 1 |
| U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joy Harjo Context triple: [American Book Award, notableRecipient, Joy Harjo]
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A.
Sonia Sanchez
Sonia Sanchez is an influential American poet, playwright, and activist whose work and teaching have been central to Black Arts and Black feminist literary movements.
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B.
Claudia Rankine
Claudia Rankine is a Jamaican-born American poet, playwright, and essayist renowned for her genre-blending works that confront race, citizenship, and contemporary American life, particularly in her acclaimed book "Citizen: An American Lyric."
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Elizabeth Hopkins
Elizabeth Hopkins was a colonial-era New England woman known primarily as a member of the prominent Hopkins family, being the daughter of early Rhode Island leader Stephen Hopkins.
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D.
Sharon Olds
Sharon Olds is an American poet known for her candid, emotionally intense, and often autobiographical verse that explores family, sexuality, and trauma.
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E.
Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich was a prominent American poet, essayist, and feminist theorist known for her politically engaged, formally innovative work on gender, power, and social justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joy Harjo Target entity description: Joy Harjo is a Muscogee (Creek) Nation poet, musician, and writer who became the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate and is celebrated for her powerful explorations of Indigenous identity, history, and resilience.
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A.
Sonia Sanchez
Sonia Sanchez is an influential American poet, playwright, and activist whose work and teaching have been central to Black Arts and Black feminist literary movements.
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B.
Claudia Rankine
Claudia Rankine is a Jamaican-born American poet, playwright, and essayist renowned for her genre-blending works that confront race, citizenship, and contemporary American life, particularly in her acclaimed book "Citizen: An American Lyric."
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C.
Elizabeth Hopkins
Elizabeth Hopkins was a colonial-era New England woman known primarily as a member of the prominent Hopkins family, being the daughter of early Rhode Island leader Stephen Hopkins.
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D.
Sharon Olds
Sharon Olds is an American poet known for her candid, emotionally intense, and often autobiographical verse that explores family, sexuality, and trauma.
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E.
Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich was a prominent American poet, essayist, and feminist theorist known for her politically engaged, formally innovative work on gender, power, and social justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Poet Laureate
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children’s author ⓘ memoirist ⓘ musician ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Book Award
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Jackson Poetry Prize ⓘ Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Artist Fellowship ⓘ PEN USA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction ⓘ
linked to:
PEN West Award
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize ⓘ Wallace Stevens Award ⓘ |
| birthName | Joy Foster ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth | 1951-05-09 ⓘ |
| degree |
B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of New Mexico
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M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa ⓘ |
| education |
Institute of American Indian Arts
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University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop ⓘ
linked to:
Iowa Writers' Workshop
University of New Mexico ⓘ |
| endTime | 2022 (Poet Laureate term) ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
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linked to:
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s literature
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memoir ⓘ music ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.joyharjo.com/ ⓘ |
| instrument |
flute
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saxophone ⓘ voice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Native American Renaissance ⓘ |
| name | Joy Harjo ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An American Sunrise
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Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings ⓘ Crazy Brave ⓘ For a Girl Becoming ⓘ How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems ⓘ In Mad Love and War ⓘ Poet Warrior ⓘ She Had Some Horses ⓘ The Good Luck Cat ⓘ The Woman Who Fell From the Sky ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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poet ⓘ professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress ⓘ |
| residence |
Tulsa, Oklahoma (later life)
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linked to:
Tulsa
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| startTime | 2019 (Poet Laureate term) ⓘ |
| theme |
Indigenous identity
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Native American history ⓘ colonialism and its impacts ⓘ land and place ⓘ memory and ancestry ⓘ resilience and survival ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation |
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
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linked to:
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Joy Harjo Description of subject: Joy Harjo is a Muscogee (Creek) Nation poet, musician, and writer who became the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate and is celebrated for her powerful explorations of Indigenous identity, history, and resilience.
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