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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT • J.R. McDowell Speaker • Joy Harjo
DESCRIPTION:An Evening with Joy Harjo\nWednesday\, October 29\, 7:00 pmPorter Center for Performing Arts\, Brevard CollegeDoors open at 6:30 pm \nThe Fall 2025 J.R. McDowell Speaker will be Joy Harjo\, the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States and the first Native American to hold the position. A poet\, musician\, and author of nine books of poetry and several works of prose\, Harjo has received numerous honors including the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. Her work blends poetry\, song\, and storytelling to illuminate themes of resilience\, identity\, memory\, and our relationship with the natural world. \nIn addition to her groundbreaking tenure as U.S. Poet Laureate\, Harjo has performed internationally as a saxophonist and singer and is widely recognized for the way she connects personal history with collective experience. Her presentations invite reflection and renewal\, offering audiences a powerful vision of creativity as a force for healing. Her newest memoir will be released in early October. \nFree general admission tickets are SOLD OUT. Following the talk\, Highland Books will have copies of Harjo’s books available for sale and signing. \nSponsored by the Transylvania County Library Foundation in collaboration with Brevard College\, the McDowell Series brings distinguished speakers to our community to share diverse and thought-provoking perspectives. \n 
URL:https://library.transylvaniacounty.org/event/j-r-mcdowell-speaker-joy-harjo/
LOCATION:Paul Porter Center for Performing Arts\, Brevard College\, 1 Brevard College Dr.\, Brevard\, NC\, 28712\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Ages
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