Poetry. Edited with a foreword by Denise Levertov. Native American Studies. This unique and breathtaking collection of poetry provides both English and Ahtna language versions of many of the poems. "John Smelcer's poems bring one a strong sense of his ancestry, his constant and haunting awareness of the indigenous life so grievously wounded yet still alive around and in him.... This gives his work an unusual and valuable resonance"—Denise Levertov.
Author City: BINGHAMTON, NY USA
A lifelong Alaskan, John Elvis Smelcer is the author of over 40 books, including award-winning novels and books of poetry, published and translated worldwide. His writing appears in over 400 magazines. In 1998, he was nominated for the Alaska Governors Award for the Humanities.
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