New Poets of Native Nations
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"New Poets of Native Nations gathers poets of diverse ages, styles, languages, and tribal affiliations to present the extraordinary range and power of new Native poetry. Editor Heid E. Erdrich has selected twenty-one poets whose first books were published since the year 2000 to highlight Native poets of this century. Collected here are poems of immense breadth--long narratives, political outcries, experimental works, and traditional lyrics--and the result is an essential anthology of some of the best poets writing now"--Page [4] of cover.
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Great showcase of a broad range of talent.
Delves into heavy topics you'd expect, all the ways colonialism has stripped indigenous people of their land and culture, and traumatized them in the process. There is also beauty and strength and moments in individual lives.
Primarily US-based contributors, I would love to find a similar volume containing poetry from First Nations poets located in territory now known as Canada.
I've got to shout out the formatting: instead of cramming a bunch of bios or bibliographies in the back, each poet's section starts with a single paragraph alone on a page, indicating credentials and previous works.
Personal Favourites:
38 - Layli Long Soldier
Excerpt from Nature Poem - Tommy Pico
Passive voice - Laura Da'
Dome Riddle - Natalie Diaz
I Tinituhon - Craig Santos Perez (the pleasure of working for it, sounding it out)
Heart Butte, Montana - M.L. Smoker
Abracadabra, an abcedarian - Karenne Wood
⚠️Self harm
