Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo (born May 9, 1951) is a Mvskoke poet, musician, and author. She is often cited as playing a formidable role in the second wave of what critic Kenneth Lincoln termed the Native American Renaissance of the late 20th century. She is the author of such books as Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (2015), Crazy Brave (2012), and How We Became Humans: New and Selected Poems 1975 - 2002 (2004).
Life
Joy Harjo was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1951 and is a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, with partial Cherokee descent. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa.
Known primarily as a poet, Harjo has also taught at the college level, played alto saxophone with the band Poetic Justice, edited literary journals, and written screenplays.
In 1995, Harjo received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas.
In 2002, Harjo received the PEN Open Book Award, formerly known as the Beyond Margins Award for A Map to the Next World: Poetry and Tales. In 2008, she served as a founding member of the Board of Directors for the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, for which she currently serves as a member of its National Advisory Council.
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ALBUMS
- Red Dreams, A Trail Beyond Tears released: 2010
- winding through the milky way released: 2008
- Native Joy for Real released: 2004
Red Dreams, A Trail Beyond Tears
Released 2010- Shimmering, Prayer for Cleaning the Water
- Red Dreams
- Rainbow Gratitude
- Beautiful Baby, Beautiful Child
- To Chase Away Bad Thoughts for Tayo and Chayson
- All the Colors of Sunrise, Spirit Helper Sonng
- Trail of Tears Song, We Will Go Together
- Mankiller Honor Song
- Dragonfly, Dragonfly
- Urban Crow Dance (Of the Bird Kind)
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Such A Fool
by: George12 o'clock in the morning and i'm chilling with some friends
Before the club we're hangin out until this girl walked in
Caught me by surprise when she didn't say hello
Had an attitude, why be so rude I knew just what to do
Pulled the girl aside and politely gave my name
Told the girl dont act this way
I see right through your game
But what he did was such a shame
Dont be living with his pain
So let it go tonight
I see the beauty within your eyes
So let it go tonight
I never thought that it would be me
Acting like such a fool oooh
And here I am saying girl im sorry
For something i didnt do, this is my point of view
Baby i never meant to fall for her
Lately its been driving me crazy
Baby baby, you still and always will be my baby
Oh yea.
Its 4 o'clock in the morning and it didn't take too long
For the girl to change her tune and now shes singin a different song
She's all up on me, kissing on me, grinding on me
Whats a guy to when this Pretty's on you
Pretty, im not that guy
I already got that someone in my life
Pretty, im not that guy
I never thought that it would be me
Acting like such a fool oooh
And here I am saying girl im sorry
For something i didnt do, this is my point of view
Baby i never meant to fall for her
Lately its been driving me crazy
Baby baby, you still and always will be my baby
Oh yea.
I let her in but only before a minute, girl
She was up in my mind
But it was you I found a start
You'll always have my heart
Say my heart
I never thought that it would be me
Acting like such a fool oooh
And here I am saying girl im sorry
For something i didnt do, this is my point of view
Baby i never meant to fall for her
Lately its been driving me crazy
Baby baby, you still and always will be my baby
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