Let’s Talk New Mexico, 05/14, 9a: Our state is rich in dramatic landscapes, deep history and multi-faceted culture, so maybe it should be no surprise that poetry thrives here. In fact, over the last decade, two of the Poets Laureate of the United States have had strong New Mexico connections: Joy Harjo, who served as Laureate from 2019 to 2022 lived in the state and taught at UNM for many years, and Arthur Sze, the current Poet Laureate, lives in Santa Fe.
On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’re asking how these poets have been affected by their time here, and how they reflect the state’s unique qualities in their work.
Do you have a favorite poem written in or about New Mexico? We’d love it if you’d share a line or two with us and why you find it so compelling. You can record a message using the app on this page, send an email to LetsTalk@KUNM.org or call in live during show, this Thursday morning at 9.
Guests:
- Arthur Sze, current United States Poet Laureate
- Joy Harjo, 23rd United States Poet Laureate
- Michelle Otero, former Albuquerque Poet Laureate, 2026 Aldo and Estella Leopold Writer-in-Residence
- Jake Skeets, current Navajo Nation Poet Laureate
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