Living In Reality: Songs Called Poems

Trudell, John

Published by Poettree Publishings, New York, 1982

About this Item

"John Trudell was a Native American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in 1979 in a suspicious fire at the home of his parents-in-law on the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, Trudell turned to writing, music and film as a second career. He acted in films in the 1990s. The documentary Trudell (2005) was made about him and his life as an activist and artist." This is the original first edition published in 1982. The cover marks the North Kingston, R.I. 54th Annual Indian Federation Pow Wow as the distribution eventheld on August 3rd 1986. 5½" - 8½". Seller Inventory # 276788

Bibliographic Details

Title: Living In Reality: Songs Called Poems

Publisher: Poettree Publishings, New York

Publication Date: 1982

Binding: Softcover

Illustrator: Attridge, Jan

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First Edition.

Book Type: Book