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

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published May 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM PDT

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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 article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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

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