Joy Harjo — Poems as Teachers | Ep 2

<p>As appealing as it may sound, is it really possible to live in a world completely free of conflict? No. And since differences and disagreements are inevitable and natural, Joy Harjo gives ground rules in “Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings.” Her call to us echoes across time and space — a call to listen, to humility, to justice, and to recognizing the land, the living, the dead, the not-yet-living.</p><p>Joy Harjo is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation and the 23rd Poet Lau­re­ate of the Unit­ed States. She is the author of 10 books of poet­ry, including <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/joy-harjo-poems-as-teachers-episode-2/#media" target="_blank"><i>An American Sunrise</i></a><i>,</i> <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/joy-harjo-poems-as-teachers-episode-2/#media" target="_blank"><i>Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings</i></a>, and <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/joy-harjo-poems-as-teachers-episode-2/#media" target="_blank"><i>She Had Some Horses</i></a><i>,</i> and...