Speaking for the Generations: Native Writers on Writing Volume 35

by Simon J. Ortiz

Book Overview

Now it is my turn to stand. At Acoma Pueblo meetings, members rise and announce their intention to speak. In that moment they are recognized and heard. In Speaking for the Generations , Acoma Pueblo poet Simon Ortiz brings together contemporary Native American writers to take their turn. Each offers an evocation of herself or himself, describing the personal, social, and cultural influences on her or his development as a writer. Although each writer's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816518505
• ISBN13: 9780816518500
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"