| Description |
159 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. War stories: Avian nights ; Volcano ; Father and son road show ; War stories ; In the matter of human v. bee ; Inappropriate ; Vilify -- 2. Tuxedo with eagle feathers: Dangerous astronomy ; Wheat ; Face ; Blood sonnets ; Sum of his parts ; Wrist ; Seven deadly sins of marriage ; "The soul selects her own society" ; Fight or flight response ; Scarlet ; Song son blue ; Gathering storm ; Gentrification ; A comic interlude ; Comedy is a funny way of being serious ; In the mood ; Heroes ; Tuxedo with eagle feathers ; Chicken ; Grief calls us to the things of this world -- 3. Size matters: Oral tradition ; Nudity clause ; Naked and damp, with a towel around my head I noticed movement on the basement carpet ; Mystery train ; Bird-organ ; How to create an agnostic ; Psalm 101 ; Crow boom ; Small ceremonies ; A-gatewards ; On the second anniversary of my father's death ; Size matters -- 4. Ten thousand fathers: Unauthorized ; When asked what I think about Indian Reservations, I remember a deer story ; Independence Day ; Cryptozoology ; Missed connections ; March madness ; Reading light ; Ten thousand fathers ; Thrash. |
| Summary |
From the Publisher: In this first full collection in nine years, Alexie's poems and prose show his celebrated passion and wit while also exploring new directions. Novelist, storyteller and performer, he won the National Book Award for his YA novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. His work has been praised throughout the world, but the bedrock remains what The New York Times Book Review said of his very first book: "Mr. Alexie's is one of the major lyric voices of our time." |
| Subject |
American poetry -- Indian authors.
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American poetry -- Indian authors. |
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Indians of North America -- Poetry.
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Indians of North America. |
| Genre/Form |
Poetry.
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| Subject |
Indian poetry -- 21st century.
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Indian poetry. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
American poetry -- 21st century.
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American poetry. |
| Genre/Form |
Poetry.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Alexie, Sherman, 1966- Face. Brooklyn, N.Y. : Hanging Loose Press, c2009 (OCoLC)649076304 |
| ISBN |
9781931236706 paperback |
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1931236704 paperback |
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9781931236713 |
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1931236712 |
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