Native American Songs and Poems: An Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486294501 ISBN 13: 9780486294506

Publisher: Dover Publications, 1996

Synopsis

In this carefully chosen collection, encompassing traditional songs and contemporary Native American poetry, readers will find a treasury of lyrics verse composed by Seminole, Hopi, Navajo, Pima, Havasupai, Arapaho, Paiute, Nootka, and other Indian writers and poets.
Selections range from the beautiful, traditional Seminole "Song for Bringing a Child into the World" to the cynical, knowing "How to Write the Great American Indian Novel." Permeated by the Indian's deep awareness and appreciation of nature's beauty and rhythms, these poems deal with themes of tradition and continuity, the Indians' place in contemporary society, love, loss, memory, alienation, and many other topics.
Taken together, these poems offer an intimate, revealing record of the Native American response to the world, from time-honored chants and songs to the musings of urban Indian poets coming to grips with twentieth-century America.

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Grandmother by Sherman Alexie
How To Write The Great American Indian Novel by Sherman Alexie
Cedar Swamp by Carroll Arnett
Anza Borrego by Kimberly M. Blaeser
Ride The Turtle's Back by Beth Brant
Geese Flying Over A Prison Sweat Lodge by Joseph Bruchac
The Owl by Joseph Bruchac
This Blessing by Barney Bush
Inside Osage by Duane Big Eagle
Two Heart Clan by Duane Big Eagle
Eagle Poem by Joy Harjo
Lines From A Pariah Notebook: 1 by Lance Henson
Lines From A Pariah Notebook: 2 by Lance Henson
Naming The Animals by Linda Hogan
The Origins Of Corn by Linda Hogan
In The Cornfield by Rex Lee Jim
Sky Woman by Maurice Kenny
This Is No Movie Of Noble Savages by Adrian C. Louis
Evening Near The Hoko River by Duane Niatum
Stones Speak Of The Eartless Sky by Duane Niatum
After Lightning by Simon J. Ortiz
Skins As Old Testament by Carter Revard
What The Eagle Fan Says by Carter Revard
Durable Breath by John E. Smelcer
Arapaho Ghost Dance Songs by Anonymous
Bear Song by Anonymous
Cradle Song by Anonymous
Dance Song by Anonymous
Deer Song by Anonymous
Delight In Nature by Anonymous
Havasupai Medicine Song by Anonymous
He-hea Katzina Song by Anonymous
Hymn Of The Horse by Anonymous
In The Valley by Anonymous
Luiseno Songs Of The Seasons: 1 by Anonymous
Luiseno Songs Of The Seasons: 2 by Anonymous
Luiseno Songs Of The Seasons: 3 by Anonymous
Old Song Of The Musk Ox People by Anonymous
Paiute Ghost Dance Song by Anonymous
Ptarmigan by Anonymous
Quail Song by Anonymous
She Will Gather Roses by Anonymous
Six Dream Songs: 1: You An I Shall Go by Anonymous
Six Dream Songs: 2: Minnow And Flowers by Anonymous
Six Dream Songs: 3: Sleep by Anonymous
Six Dream Songs: 4: Dandelion Puffs by Anonymous
Six Dream Songs: 5: There Above by Anonymous
Six Dream Songs: 6: Strange Flowers by Anonymous
Song by Anonymous
Song For Bringing A Child Into The World by Anonymous
Song For The Dying by Anonymous
Song From The Mountain Chant by Anonymous
Song Of The Earth by Anonymous
Two Newe Songs: 1 by Anonymous
Two Newe Songs: 2 by Anonymous
Utitia'q's Song by Anonymous
Yaqui Song by Anonymous
To Those Who Matter by Roberta Hill Whiteman
Tradition From Inside by Roberta Hill Whiteman
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0486294501
• ISBN 13: 9780486294506
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64
• Editor: Brian Swann