Ocean Power: Poems from the Desert Volume 32

by Ofelia Zepeda

Book Overview

The annual seasons and rhythms of the desert are a dance of clouds, wind, rain, and flood--water in it roles from bringer of food to destroyer of life. The critical importance of weather and climate to native desert peoples is reflected with grace and power in this personal collection of poems, the first written creative work by an individual in O'odham and a landmark in Native American literature. Poet Ofelia Zepeda centers these poems on her own...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816515417
• ISBN13: 9780816515417
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

comfort food for the soul

I can't put my finger on it, but this is one of the books I keep next to my bed for when my soul is feeling black. It's simple, home-ey, powerful. Also, if you happen to be from southern Arizona, it's good to get to know your neighbors a bit more. When I feel like I'm in an urban jail, I remember the moon hanging over the Sea of Cortez in one poem, I and I remember there's so much more to the universe...