Bone Dance: New and Selected Poems 1965-1993 - Brossura

Rose, Wendy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0816514283 ISBN 13: 9780816514281

Casa editrice: Univ of Arizona Pr, 1994

Riassunto

A collection of poems focusing on the author's identity as a Hopi Indian, and how she fits in with today's culture and society as well as the pull of her ancestry

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L'autore:

Wendy Rose is the author of several volumes of poetry, including Now Poof She Is Gone and The Halfbreed Chronicles.

Product Description:

"I have often been identified as a 'protest poet, '" writes Wendy Rose, "and although something in me frowns a little at being so neatly categorized, that is largely the truth." A prolific voice in Native American writing for more than twenty years, Rose has been widely anthologized and is the author of eight volumes of poetry. Bone Dance is a major anthology of her work, comprising selections from her previous collections along with new poems. The 56 selections move from observation of the earth to a searc for one's place and identity on it. They convey a sense of travel and inquiry, whether based on actual journeys on intellectual search. Through them we sense the dynamic tension experienced by Native peoples when they struggle to retain their traditional ways. In an introduction written for this anthology, Rose comments on the place each past collection had in her development as a poet. "Around the age of eighteen, " she reflects, "I thought that I had to be strong so that the fragile, old knowledge would be protected. At forty-five, I see things a little differently. It is the old way that is strong. The people like me are the ones who have always been in danger. I learned that my true job is simply to be who I am and keep listening."

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• Editore: Univ of Arizona Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0816514283
• ISBN 13: 9780816514281
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 108