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On 'Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace,' poetry and jazz shake hands

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Here & Now Newsroom

May 14, 2026

Justin Tyson, Joy Harjo, esperanza spalding, Matthew Stevens. (Courtesy of Graham Tolbert)

Host Robin Young speaks with former U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo and five-time Grammy winner esperanza spalding about Harjo's new album "Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace," which spalding musically produced.

This segment aired on May 14, 2026.

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