Harper's Anthology of Twentieth Century Native American Poetry

by Duane Niatum

Book Overview

This formidable anthology includes writing from 36 Native American poets: Frank Prewett, Louis (Little Coon) Oliver, George Clutesi, Mary Tallmountain, Nora Dauenhauer, Maurice Kenny, Carter Revard, Jim Barnes, James Welch, Ray A. Young Bear, N. Scott Momaday, Louise Erdrich, Linda Hogan, Paula Gunn Allen, Steve Crow, Joy Harjo, Gladys Cardiff, Gerald Vizenor, Peter Blue Cloud, Duane Niatum, Jimmie Durham, Simon J. Ortiz, Emma Lee Warrior, Lance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062506668
• ISBN13: 9780062506665
• Release Date: May 1988
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Harpers Anthology of 20th Century Native American Poetry

More than 100 poems being written today, Native American poetry is the poetry of historic witness. It comes out the past, which is the present. This book tells stories about people, animals and how they live. These poems are mostly about Navajos in different states like Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico If you're a person that loves to read poetry than this is a book that will sweep you off your feet and into another world. The poems I liked the best was "If I love you", and "Bear: a totem dance as seen by raven." "If I love you" is about a person trying to tell someone if they really care and what they see inside. "Bear: A totem dance as seen by raven" is about a bear who dances like a man but slowly and in the night he could hear the raven cry. The bear dances with elders and children's. They were both awesome. It felt like I was in the poem when I was reading it.

These poems are the real thing . . .

Whether you are Native American or not, I would highly recommend this book. These poems reverberate through the blood and the bone. This is my favorite anthology (and I have a pretty hefty personal poetry library). I go nowhere without it! These poems are real . . .