New Poets of Native Nations
An anthology of Native poets whose first books were published in the twenty-first century. It brings together a wide range of tribal backgrounds and poetic forms to show the breadth of contemporary Native poetry.
Work Information
An anthology that opens a clear view onto the new landscape of Native poetry.
Edited by Heid E. Erdrich, this anthology gathers poets whose first books appeared after 2000 and places long narratives, political outcries, experimental work, and traditional lyrics side by side. It introduces the power of a new generation of Native poetry.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Graywolf Pr
- Published
- 2018-07-10
- Pages
- 284 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 15.04 x 2.21 x 23.04 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781555978099
- ISBN-10
- 1555978096
- Price
- 3875 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Poetry/American
A landmark anthology celebrating twenty-one Native poets first published in the twenty-first century 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. Heid E. Erdrich has selected twenty-one poets whose first books were published after the year 2000 to highlight the exciting works coming up after Joy Harjo and Sherman Alexie. Collected here are poems of great 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. Poets included are Tacey M. Atsitty, Trevino L. Brings Plenty, Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Laura Da’, Natalie Diaz, Jennifer Elise Foerster, Eric Gansworth, Gordon Henry, Jr., Sy Hoahwah, LeAnne Howe, Layli Long Soldier, Janet McAdams, Brandy Nalani McDougall, Margaret Noodin, dg okpik, Craig Santos Perez, Tommy Pico, Cedar Sigo, M. L. Smoker, Gwen Westerman, and Karenne Wood.
Heid E. Erdrich is the author of five collections of poetry, including Curator of Ephemera at the New Museum for Archaic Media . She is Ojibwe enrolled at Turtle Mountain, and lives and teaches in Minneapolis.
Reviews
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"New Poets of Native Nations" features 21 talented authors associated with various tribes that all share the fact of being indigenous. However, each individual tackles their diverse life experiences in unique and captivating ways. For example, Margaret Noodin writes all poetry in Anishinaabemowin in a column on the left and has the English translation on the right. She says she writes to “resist and repair the world, to rise up and be renewed.” Tommy Pico employs calculated uses of abbreviations and purposeful improper grammar and spelling to tell his stories. I love that the forms, messages, and rhythm vary so much between poets, but as you and more of a specific author, you can feel more and more of what they are trying to say and why they are saying it this way. It is evident that they are not defined as Native, but that being Native has impacted their lens on how they view the world. Reading poems such as “Linear Process” by Gwen Nell Westerman has stretched my mind to how one can communicate messages. It doesn’t have to be formal, it can words spaced and punctuation used to put emphasis on feelings. For this poem in particular, it takes the concept of colonization and its effects and puts it in a big picture form that is easy to understand but also takes some thinking to analyze nuances she places. This is my first time diving into poetry, and I believe it is worth it to pick up since you can get out of it what you put into it, which can be a renewed mentality on diverse viewpoints.
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This anthology is so thoughtfully put together, with diverse poets and brilliant editing. I loved it, and will likely gift it to other people (while keeping my own copy). I was first attracted to it by the presence of one of my favorite poets, Layli Long-soldier. I’m deeply appreciative of what I would consider an incredibly poignant documentation of modern poetry. Beyond that, the selected authors all contribute novel, coherent narratives to a broader tapestry of native and Indigenous experiences.
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Great book of poetry by Indigenous writers! Easy to read and hard to put down!
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I really love this book. thank you.
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Good Book