When Laura Tohe went to school in the Navajo Nation, there were no books by Native writers for her to read. “That was an invisibility I grew up with,” she says. She knew she wanted to be a writer, she just didn’t know how. In this episode of Emerging Form, we talk with Tohe about how she found support from writers such as Joy Harjo, Simon Ortiz and Rudofo Anaya who encouraged her to write about what she knew. Now as Navajo Nation Poet Laureate, she encourages younger Navajo writers to share their stories and poems.
This one is worth another listen, because there is so much to learn and ponder. Thank you! (One small note though: autocorrect changed Laura's last name on the header for the email announcement from "Tohé" to "Tahoe." I guess it doesn't speak Navajo....
This one is worth another listen, because there is so much to learn and ponder. Thank you! (One small note though: autocorrect changed Laura's last name on the header for the email announcement from "Tohé" to "Tahoe." I guess it doesn't speak Navajo....