List of Poets Laureate of the United States

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An image of Joy Harjo, a Native American woman, imposed on a background of a notebook. A blue arrow points to Harjo with the label "poet laureate."

Joy Harjo explains the job of poet laureate

From 2019 to 2022, Joy Harjo held the role of U.S. poet laureate.

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