Tributaries (Sun Tracks: An American Indian Literary)
A poetry collection that traces Shawnee history alongside personal memory, linking land, displacement, and inheritance.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Univ of Arizona Pr
- Published
- 2015-04-09
- Pages
- 79 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 15.24 x 1.02 x 22.86 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780816531554
- ISBN-10
- 0816531552
- Price
- 3590 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Poetry/American
In Tributaries, poet Laura Da&; lyrically surveys Shawnee history alongside personal identity and memory. With the eye of a storyteller, Da&; creates an arc that flows from the personal to the historical and back again. In her first book-length collection, Da&; employs interwoven narratives and perspectives, examines cultural archetypes and historical documents, and weaves rich images to create a shifting vision of the past and present. Precise images open to piercing meditations of Shawnee history. In the present, a woman watches the approximation of a scalping at a theatrical presentation. Da&; writes, &;Soak a toupee with cherry Kool-Aid and mineral oil. / Crack the egg onto the actor&;s head. / Red matter will slide down the crown / and egg shell will mimic shards of skull.&; This vivid image is paired with a description of the traditional removal path of her own Shawnee ancestors through small towns in Ohio. These poems range from the Midwestern landscapes of Ohio and Oklahoma to the Pacific Northwest, and the importance of place is apparent. Tributaries simultaneously offers us an extended narrative rumination on the impact of Indian policy and speaks to the contemporary experiences of parenthood and the role of education in passing knowledge from one generation to the next. This collection is composed of four sections that come together to create an important new telling of Shawnee past and present.
Laura Da&; is a poet and public school teacher. A lifetime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Da&; is an enrolled member of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. Da&; lives near Seattle with her husband and son.
Reviews
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Laura Da's Tributaries
So rich and gorgeous in its presentation. The words wash over you like velvet in one instance and sandpaper in another. Well worth the time to engage with Laura Da's stunning collection that brings remeberance to the Shawnee. It is encouraging to see the soul of a people reflected with grace and grit, determination and desire, regeneration and reconciliation.
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Four Stars
interesting poetry. Thought provoking.
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outstanding word mastery
I love this book. The author creates pictures and emotions; there is no wasted word. I find that I read poems again at different times. She has messages that are important and pertinent. Get this book - you'll see.
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The pieces are powerful and beautiful and really capture a sense of place and experience
I've been reading Tributaries slowly since I got it because it is a lot to digest. The pieces are powerful and beautiful and really capture a sense of place and experience. If you enjoy poetry, I highly recommend this.