I’ve been present at birth, and death is just as present and in equal balance. And I’ve been present at death, and birth is just as present, again in equal balance. Joy Harjo Read Quote
When you play a sax, that saxophone is irreverent. It’s noisy; it’s a trickster… you cannot hide the saxophone in your hands, so it’s a good teacher. Joy Harjo Read Quote
I’ve always loved the desert. I’ve spent most of my life in the Southwest. It’s certainly influenced my work. I used to dream about it when I was young. Joy Harjo Read Quote
Bottom line, I have to follow what my soul says, or my spirit. And my spirit said that poetry and the arts should be without borders, should be without political borders. Joy Harjo Read Quote
I am a member of the Muskogee people. I’m a poet, a musician, a dreamer of sorts, a questioner. Like everyone else, I’m looking for answers of some sort or the other. Joy Harjo Read Quote
When explorers first encountered my people, they called us heathens, sun worshippers. They didn’t understand that the sun is a relative and illuminates our path on this earth. Joy Harjo Read Quote
Sometimes, I think, in order to get to something that we really want or we really love or something that needs to be realized, that we’re tested. Joy Harjo Read Quote
