| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
65 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Wesleyan poetry
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Wesleyan poetry.
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| Note |
Some of the poems appeared originally in the Anthology of contemporary Arizona Indian literature, and others. |
| Contents |
Grace -- The wars. Deer dancer -- For Anna Mae Pictou Aquash -- We must call a meeting -- Strange fruit -- Trickster -- Autobiography -- Fury of rain -- Resurrection -- Legacy -- Mercy -- Bird -- The bloodletting -- Unmailed letter -- The real revolution is love -- Mad love. Deer ghost -- Song for the deer and myself to return on -- Javelina -- Rainy dawn -- Crystal Lake -- A hard rain -- Summer night -- Bleed through -- Blue elliptic -- Healing animal -- Rainy night -- City of fire -- Santa Fe -- Climbing the streets of Worcester, Mass. -- A winning hand -- Day of the dead -- Crossing water -- Original memory -- If I think you again -- Nine lives -- We encounter Nat King Cole as we invent the future -- Desire -- Hieroglyphic -- The book of myths -- Death is a woman -- Transformations -- Nine below -- Heartshed -- Eagle poem. |
| Awards |
American Book Award, 1991 |
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Mountains & Plains Book Award, 1991. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Poetry.
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Indians of North America. |
| Genre/Form |
Poetry.
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War poetry.
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War poetry.
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Love poetry.
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Love poetry.
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Poetry.
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| ISBN |
0819521809 |
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081951182X (paperback) |
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9780819521804 |
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9780819511829 (paperback) |
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