Poet Joy Harjo wins $65,000 Jackson Prize

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NEW YORK (AP) - Poet Joy Harjo has won a $65,000 prize for writers deemed worthy of greater recognition. Poets & Writers announced Thursday that Harjo had received the Jackson Prize, an honor that previously has been given to Claudia Rankine, Henri Cole and Elizabeth Alexander, among others. Judges praised ...

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