Michael Klaas
What a delightful novel!
Truly, this was the most enjoyable reading experience I've had all year; The perfect melding of Holmesian mystery and inventive fantasy. I'll be recommending this one to everyone I know.
What a delightful novel!
Truly, this was the most enjoyable reading experience I've had all year; The perfect melding of Holmesian mystery and inventive fantasy. I'll be recommending this one to everyone I know.
My experience with dg nanouk okpik’s poetry is similar to the experience I have with a Rothko painting or other work of abstract modern art. It’s an emotive flourishing born from pieces and colors I don’t fully understand. She speaks in rhythm and bullet points of phrases and words that are evocative but not fully explanatory, nor obvious in their interconnections.
The result is a body of work that occasionally moves me, but more often leaves me baffled. Then there are brief stanzas that catch my full wonderment…
Her / my songs call shadows
to lie sideways
and shamans to sway
in the northern tilt
of ten thousand years of ease.
- from Riding Samna’s Gyrfalcon by dg nanouk okpik
There is a bit of poetry that somehow speaks to my understanding of the world, just for a brief moment. And it speaks in language that I cannot myself evoke, so I deeply value it, even though those moments are too sparse within her work for my taste.
My experience with dg nanouk okpik’s poetry is similar to the experience I have with a Rothko painting or other work of abstract modern art. It’s an emotive flourishing born from pieces and colors I don’t fully understand. She speaks in rhythm and bullet points of phrases and words that are evocative but not fully explanatory, nor obvious in their interconnections.
The result is a body of work that occasionally moves me, but more often leaves me baffled. Then there are brief stanzas that catch my full wonderment…
Her / my songs call shadows
to lie sideways
and shamans to sway
in the northern tilt
of ten thousand years of ease.
- from Riding Samna’s Gyrfalcon by dg nanouk okpik
There is a bit of poetry that somehow speaks to my understanding of the world, just for a brief moment. And it speaks in language that I cannot myself evoke, so I deeply value it, even though those moments are too sparse within her work for my taste.
As with any anthology, this book has its mix of contributions that resonate and those that do not. While I found myself profoundly moved and occasionally enlightened by some of the stories within, my personal experience found the book lacking.
This may be a valuable anthology for academic purposes, but I don’t recommend it to the casual reader. If you’re engaged with the subject matter, however, it may serve to introduce you to writers that will deepen your appreciation for the experiences and mythological interpretations of indigenous North American women.
As with any anthology, this book has its mix of contributions that resonate and those that do not. While I found myself profoundly moved and occasionally enlightened by some of the stories within, my personal experience found the book lacking.
This may be a valuable anthology for academic purposes, but I don’t recommend it to the casual reader. If you’re engaged with the subject matter, however, it may serve to introduce you to writers that will deepen your appreciation for the experiences and mythological interpretations of indigenous North American women.
