Joy Harjo on Poetry and Pursuit of the Common Good (from No Small Endeavor)

Hey, rethinking listeners. This week we're excited to share a special episode from the podcast No Small Endeavor hosted by Lee C. Camp. The show explores what it means to live a good life through conversations with remarkable thinkers, artists, and changemakers. In this episode, Lee sits down with Joy Harjo, the three term U.S.

poet laureate and member of the Muscogee Creek Nation. Joy opens up about poetry's power as ceremonial language in times of crisis. Her journey from native rights activism to becoming one of America's most celebrated poets, and how her work emerged from a need for healing and justice. It's a moving conversation about resilience, identity, and the role of art in helping us navigate our most challenging moments. We hope you find this episode thought-provoking and inspiring, and if you're curious to hear more, you can find no small endeavor wherever you get your podcasts.

Enjoy the show. I'm Lee Seacamp and this is no small endeavor exploring what it means to live a good life. Poetry, it's ceremonial language that taps on your heart and says, okay, let's pay attention here. That's three-term U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo on this, the first in our three-part poetry series.

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