Songs from This Earth on Turtle's Back: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Joseph Bruchac, Editor

Songs from This Earth on Turtle's Back: Contemporary American Indian Poetry

Joseph Bruchac, Editor

Publisher: Greenfield Review Press
PubDate: 11/1/1983
ISBN: 9780912678580
Binding: PAPERBACK
Price: $14.95
Quantity Available: 59
Pages: 304
 

Poetry. Native American Studies. This anthology of poetry includes fifty-two poets from more than thirty-five different Native American nations. Some of the poets include Elizabeth Woody, Joy Harjo, Adrian C. Louis, Barney Bush, Jim Barnes, and Peter Blue Cloud. Each poet is introduced with a biographical paragraph followed by a selection of their poetry. The publication Booklist says this book is "recommended for large high school libraries as a generous collection of poems by present-day American Indian writers." Library Journal found it "essential for subject collection in academic and larger public libraries."

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