The Secret Powers of Naming: Volume 58

by Joy Harjo and Sara Littlecrow-russell

Sara Littlecrow-Russell's style emerges from the ancient and sacred tradition of storytelling, where legends were told not just to entertain, but to teach and, if necessary, to discipline. The power of the storyteller is the power of naming, to establish a relationship, a connection, and a sense of meaning. A name is both a bequest and a burden. Each of the poems in this collection is, in essence, a naming ritual. Sharply, energetically, and always...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816525358
• ISBN13: 9780816525355
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"