Spotlight on Indigenous Poets

No Surrender

by Ai

Book - 2010

Ai, who is Japanese, Choctaw-Chickasaw, Black, Irish, Southern Cheyenne, and Comanche, writes unflinching poetry in the form of dramatic monologues. Ai, who is Japanese, Choctaw-Chickasaw, Black, Irish, Southern Cheyenne, and Comanche, writes unflinching poetry in the form of dramatic monologues. Show less

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How to Dress A Fish

by Chabitnoy, Abigail

Book - 2019

Abigail Chabitnoy, of Aleut decent, uses poetry to address the disruption done by the US Indian Boarding School Policy. Abigail Chabitnoy, of Aleut decent, uses poetry to address the disruption done by the US Indian Boarding School Policy. Show less

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Postcolonial Love Poem

by Diaz, Natalie

eBook - 2020

Natalie Diaz (Mojave) fights the erasure of Native American people with her latest volume of poetry. Natalie Diaz (Mojave) fights the erasure of Native American people with her latest volume of poetry. Show less

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When My Brother Was An Aztec

by Diaz, Natalie

Book - 2012

Natalie Diaz, a queer, Latinx and Mojave American poet and enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Tribe, has created a visceral reading experience in these poems that push and pull against mythology. Natalie Diaz, a queer, Latinx and Mojave American poet and enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Tribe, has created a visceral reading experience in these poems that push and pull against mythology. Show less

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LITTLE BIG BULLY

by Erdrich, Heid E.

Book - 10-06-2020

Ojibwe writer Heid E. Erdrich uses poetry to explore the effect that sustained abuse has on people, especially women, children, and Native and Indigenous people. Ojibwe writer Heid E. Erdrich uses poetry to explore the effect that sustained abuse has on people, especially women, children, and Native and Indigenous people. Show less

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An American Sunrise

Poems

by Harjo, Joy

Downloadable Audiobook - 2019

A poetry collection that reckons with settler colonialism in the United States, both personally and politically, by Mvskoke (Creek) writer, musician, and activist Joy Harjo. She is the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate. A poetry collection that reckons with settler colonialism in the United States, both personally and politically, by Mvskoke (Creek) writer, musician, and activist Joy Harjo. She is the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate. Show less

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Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings

Poems

by Harjo, Joy

Book - 2015

Echoing like a song and deeply human, this collection by Mvskoke (Creek) poet Joy Harjo is another brilliant work by the Poet Laureate. Echoing like a song and deeply human, this collection by Mvskoke (Creek) poet Joy Harjo is another brilliant work by the Poet Laureate. Show less

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When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through

A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry

by Howe, LeAnne

eBook - 2020

Offering a collection of hundreds of poems without which no study of American poetry is complete, Joy Harjo has gathered the voices of generations. Offering a collection of hundreds of poems without which no study of American poetry is complete, Joy Harjo has gathered the voices of generations. Show less

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Whereas

by Long Soldier, Layli

Book - 2017

Layli Long Soldier, a citizen of the U.S. and the Oglala Lakota Nation, deconstructs language and policy weaponized by the U.S. Government via poetry. Layli Long Soldier, a citizen of the U.S. and the Oglala Lakota Nation, deconstructs language and policy weaponized by the U.S. Government via poetry. Show less

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Bad Indians

A Tribal Memoir

by Miranda, Deborah A.

eBook - 2012

Including a variety of genres, from poetry to photography to archival documents, Deborah A. Miranda (Chumash/Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen) pushes back against colonial narratives in California. Including a variety of genres, from poetry to photography to archival documents, Deborah A. Miranda (Chumash/Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen) pushes back against colonial narratives in California. Show less

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by Pico, Tommy

Book - 2016

Long text message turned poem, this poetry tells the story of a young, queer Indigenous person's experience and alienation from their language. Long text message turned poem, this poetry tells the story of a young, queer Indigenous person's experience and alienation from their language. Show less

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Junk

by Pico, Tommy

Book - 2018

Couplets dealing with loss, erasure, and a liminal space Tommy Pico terms "Junk," where distinctive objects collectively become indistinct. Couplets dealing with loss, erasure, and a liminal space Tommy Pico terms "Junk," where distinctive objects collectively become indistinct. Show less

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Eyes Bottle Dark With A Mouthful of Flowers

Poems

by Skeets, Jake

Book - 2019

Written by poet and teacher Jake Skeets, based in the Navajo Nation, this book of poetry tells the story of a world as brutal as it is beautiful. Written by poet and teacher Jake Skeets, based in the Navajo Nation, this book of poetry tells the story of a world as brutal as it is beautiful. Show less

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New Poets of Native Nations

Book - 2018

This anthology brings together work from many poets of various tribal affiliations whose first poetry was published after the year 2000. This anthology brings together work from many poets of various tribal affiliations whose first poetry was published after the year 2000. Show less

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