Harper's Anthology of Twentieth Century Native American Poetry [Paperback]

Duane Niatum (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 14, 1988

Representing the work of thirty-one poets since the turn of the century, this is the definitive anthology of Native American poetry.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

"We dance in two worlds,/ inevitable as seasons in one,/ exotic curiosities in the other," says Onondaga poet Gail Tremblay, capturing the strength of these poets: their ability to meld a contemporary consciousness with ancient and enduring values and traditions. Continuing work begun in Carriers of the Dream Wheel (1975), poet/scholar Niatum assembles 36 North American Indian poets, Momaday, Welch, Ortiz, Young Bear, Harjo, and Erdrich among them. Each poet gets 3 to 10 poems and, in an appendix, a brief biography/bibliography. This doesn't seem quite enough; still, anthologies ought not to satisfy but whet the appetite, and this one does. Recommended. Rhoda Carroll, Vermont Coll., Montpelier
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Dear World by Paula Gunn Allen
Kopis'taya (a Gathering Of Spirits) by Paula Gunn Allen
Meditations On The Moon by Paula Gunn Allen
Soundings by Paula Gunn Allen
Taku Skanskan by Paula Gunn Allen
Autobiography, Chapter 17: Floating The Big Piney by Jim Barnes
Autobiography, Chapter 42: Three Days In Louisville by Jim Barnes
Ex-deputy Sheriff Remembers The Eastern Oklahoma Murderers by Jim Barnes
Four Things Choctaw by Jim Barnes
Heartland by Jim Barnes
La Plata, Missouri: Clear November Night by Jim Barnes
Return To La Plata, Missouri by Jim Barnes
A Season Of Loss by Jim Barnes
A Sunday Dreamer's Guide To Yarrow, Missouri by Jim Barnes
Tracking The Siuslaw Man by Jim Barnes
Bear: A Totem Dance As Seen By Raven by Peter Blue Cloud
Crazy Horse Monument by Peter Blue Cloud
Ochre Iron by Peter Blue Cloud
The Old Man's Lazy, by Peter Blue Cloud
Rattle by Peter Blue Cloud
To-ta Ti-om by Peter Blue Cloud
Turtle by Peter Blue Cloud
Within The Seasons by Peter Blue Cloud
Wolf by Peter Blue Cloud
Yellowjacket by Peter Blue Cloud
Autumn Warrior by Barney Bush
Her Voice by Barney Bush
The Memory Sire by Barney Bush
Taking A Captive - 1984 by Barney Bush
Voyeur's Dream by Barney Bush
Candelaria And The Sea Turtle by Gladys Cardiff
For His Ring And Watch On The Night Stand by Gladys Cardiff
Hunting The Dugong by Gladys Cardiff
Making Lists by Gladys Cardiff
Tsa'lagi Council Tree by Gladys Cardiff
Where Fire Burns In The Hollow Sycamore by Gladys Cardiff
The Beast In Man by George Clutesi
Ko-ishin-mit Goes Fishing by George Clutesi
Song Of The Yellow Cedar Face?a by George Clutesi
West Coast Indian by George Clutesi
Grandfather At The Indian Health Clinic by Elizabeth Cook-lynn
Journey, Sels. by Elizabeth Cook-lynn
My Grandmother's Burial Ground by Elizabeth Cook-lynn
El Alamein by Steve Crow
Louisiana by Steve Crow
Revival by Steve Crow
Songs, Sels. by Steve Crow
Water Song by Steve Crow
How To Make Good Baked Salmon From The River by Nora Marks Dauenhauer
Kelp by Nora Marks Dauenhauer
Skiing On Russian Christmas by Nora Marks Dauenhauer
Voices by Nora Marks Dauenhauer
At The Door Of The Native Studies Director by Robert H. Davis
Black Buoy by Robert H. Davis
Raven Is Two-faced by Robert H. Davis
Raven Tells Stories by Robert H. Davis
Columbus Day by Jimmie Durham
Justiniano Lame Has Been Killed by Jimmie Durham
Middle by Jimmie Durham
A Woman Gave Me A Red Star To Wear On My Headband by Jimmie Durham
Birdwatching At Fan Lake by Anita Endrezze-danielson
The Girl Who Loved The Sky by Anita Endrezze-danielson
Hansel, Gretel And Ruby Redlips by Anita Endrezze-danielson
The Language Of Fossils (vantange, Wa.) by Anita Endrezze-danielson
Meditating On Star Light While Traveling Highway 2 by Anita Endrezze-danielson
November Harvest by Anita Endrezze-danielson
Return Of The Wolves by Anita Endrezze-danielson
Reviewing Past Lives While Leaf-burning by Anita Endrezze-danielson
Song-maker by Anita Endrezze-danielson
Sunset At Twin Lake by Anita Endrezze-danielson
1. by Louise Erdrich
2. by Louise Erdrich
Captivity by Louise Erdrich
Family Reunion by Louise Erdrich
I Was Sleeping Where The Black Oaks Move by Louise Erdrich
Indian Boarding School: The Runaways by Louise Erdrich
Jacklight by Louise Erdrich
The Lady In The Pink Mustang by Louise Erdrich
A Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich
Night Sky by Louise Erdrich
Kayenta Times Yet Dreaming On by Nia Francisco
Modern On The Surface (2) by Nia Francisco
Roots Of Blue Bells by Nia Francisco
To A Man Who Is Rob Southland by Nia Francisco
Anchorage by Joy Harjo
Bleed Through by Joy Harjo
Eagle Poem by Joy Harjo
For Alva Benson, And For Those Who Have Learned To Speak by Joy Harjo
I Give You Back by Joy Harjo
New Orleans by Joy Harjo
Resurrection by Joy Harjo
She Had Some Horses by Joy Harjo
Transformations by Joy Harjo
The Woman Hanging From The Thirteenth Floor Window by Joy Harjo
At Chadwicks Bar And Grill Oklahoma City by Lance Henson
Coyote Fragments by Lance Henson
Day Song by Lance Henson
Grandfather by Lance Henson
I Am Singing The Cold Rain by Lance Henson
Nam Shim by Lance Henson
Near Twelve Mile Point by Lance Henson
Ni Hoi Nim Mi Ni Hon Ido Mi Moo by Lance Henson
North by Lance Henson
Solitary by Lance Henson
Splitting Wood Near Morris ... Lesa Mcmurtry's Farm by Lance Henson
Celebration: Birth Of A Colt by Linda Hogan
Eclispe: 2 by Linda Hogan
Gamble by Linda Hogan
Man In The Moon by Linda Hogan
The New Apartment: Minneapolis by Linda Hogan
The Rainy Season by Linda Hogan
Seeing Through The Sun by Linda Hogan
To Light by Linda Hogan
The Truth Is by Linda Hogan
Workday by Linda Hogan
December by Maurice Kenny
First Rule by Maurice Kenny
Legacy by Maurice Kenny
O Wendy, Arthur by Maurice Kenny
Reberberation by Maurice Kenny
Strawberrying by Maurice Kenny
Sweetgrass by Maurice Kenny
They Tell Me I Am Lost by Maurice Kenny
Wild Strawberry by Maurice Kenny
Wolf Aunt by Maurice Kenny
Angle Of Geese by Navarre Scott Momaday
The Bear by Navarre Scott Momaday
The Burning by Navarre Scott Momaday
Earth And I Gave You Turquoise by Navarre Scott Momaday
Four Nations Of Love And Marriage by Navarre Scott Momaday
North Dakota, North Light by Navarre Scott Momaday
Pit Viper by Navarre Scott Momaday
Rainy Mountain Cemetery by Navarre Scott Momaday
The Story Of A Well-made Shield by Navarre Scott Momaday
To A Child Running W %outstretched Arms In Canyon De Chelly by Navarre Scott Momaday
The Corn by Daniel David Moses
Party Favour by Daniel David Moses
Report On Her Remains by Daniel David Moses
Some Grand River Blues by Daniel David Moses
Apology by Duane Niatum
The Art Of Clay by Duane Niatum
First Spring by Duane Niatum
Imaginary Drawings Of The Song Animals by Duane Niatum
Lines For Roethke Twenty Years After His Death by Duane Niatum
Maggie by Duane Niatum
Pieces by Duane Niatum
The Reality Of Autumn by Duane Niatum
Snowy Owl Near Ocean Shores by Duane Niatum
The Traveler by Duane Niatum
Acoma Pueblo by William Oandasan
Grandmothers Land by William Oandasan
Song Of Ancient Ways by William Oandasan
Words Of Tayko-mol by William Oandasan
Empty Kettle by Louis Oliver
The Horned Snake by Louis Oliver
Wagon Full Of Thunder by Louis Oliver
Bend In The River by Simon J. Ortiz
The Creation, According To Coyote by Simon J. Ortiz
Dry Root In A Wash by Simon J. Ortiz
First Bird Songs by Simon J. Ortiz
My Father's Song by Simon J. Ortiz
Returned From California by Simon J. Ortiz
Spreading Wings On Wind by Simon J. Ortiz
A Story Of How A Wall Stands by Simon J. Ortiz
Watching You by Simon J. Ortiz
Wind And Glacier Voices by Simon J. Ortiz
I Shall Take You In Rough Weather by Frank Prewett
If I Love You, Do I Prize by Frank Prewett
The Pack by Frank Prewett
Plea For Peace by Frank Prewett
The Red-man by Frank Prewett
And Don't Be Deaf To The Singing Beyond by Carter Revard
Driving In Oklahoma by Carter Revard
In Kansas by Carter Revard
Looking Before And After by Carter Revard
My Right Hand Don't Leave Me No More by Carter Revard
Alaskan Fragments: June 1981 - Summer Solstice by Wendy Rose
Comparison Of Hands One Day Late Summer El Sobrante by Wendy Rose
The Day They Cleaned Up The Border: El Savador, Feb., 1981 by Wendy Rose
If I Am Too Brown Or Too White For You by Wendy Rose
Leaving Port Authority For The St. Regis Rezz by Wendy Rose
Loo-wit by Wendy Rose
Robert by Wendy Rose
Six Nations Museum by Wendy Rose
Throat Song: The Whirling Earth by Wendy Rose
Truganinny by Wendy Rose
After Seeing Paintings In A Small Book By T.c. Cannon by Alice Sadongei
Don't Forget by Alice Sadongei
For Carlos Charles Bucillio by Alice Sadongei
Poems Come To Me In The Night by Alice Sadongei
Wind Blew Like Water by Alice Sadongei
Matmiya by Mary Tallmountain
Pelling Pippins by Mary Tallmountain
There Is No Word For Goodbye by Mary Tallmountain
The Women In Old Parkas by Mary Tallmountain
The Juniper Moon Pulls At My Bones by Earle Thompson
Love Song by Earle Thompson
Mythology by Earle Thompson
No Deposit by Earle Thompson
Song by Earle Thompson
Indian Singing In 20th Century America by Gail Tremblay
Medicine Bearer by Gail Tremblay
Night Gives Old Woman The Word by Gail Tremblay
Reflections On A Visit To The Burke Museum ... Seattle by Gail Tremblay
To Grandmother On Her Going by Gail Tremblay
March In North Dakota by Gerald Vizenor
Seasons In Santa Fe by Gerald Vizenor
Shaman Breaks by Gerald Vizenor
Surrendered Names by Gerald Vizenor
White Earth Reservation 1980 by Gerald Vizenor
The Enemy's Eyes by Emma Lee Warrior
How I Came To Have A Man's Name by Emma Lee Warrior
New Indian Medicine by Emma Lee Warrior
Reginald Pugh, The Man Who Came From The Army by Emma Lee Warrior
Harlem, Montana: Just Off The Reservation by James Welch
Magic Fox by James Welch
The Man From Washington by James Welch
Snow Country Weavers by James Welch
Surviving by James Welch
Climbing Gannett by Roberta Hill Whiteman
For Heather, Entering Kindergarten by Roberta Hill Whiteman
From The Sun Itself by Roberta Hill Whiteman
One More Sign by Roberta Hill Whiteman
Patterns by Roberta Hill Whiteman
Reaching Yellow River by Roberta Hill Whiteman
Variation For Two Voices by Roberta Hill Whiteman
Waiting For Robinson by Roberta Hill Whiteman
The White Land by Roberta Hill Whiteman
Woman Seed Player by Roberta Hill Whiteman
Emily Dickinson, Bismarck And The Roadrunner's Inquiry by Ray A. Young Bear
The First Dimension Of Skunk by Ray A. Young Bear
From The Spotted Night by Ray A. Young Bear
The King Cobra As Political Assassin by Ray A. Young Bear
The Language Of Weather by Ray A. Young Bear
Nothing Could Take Away The Bear-king's Image by Ray A. Young Bear
The Personification Of A Name by Ray A. Young Bear
Race Of The Kingfishers: In Nuclear Winter by Ray A. Young Bear
The Significance Of A Water Animal by Ray A. Young Bear
Wadasa Nakamoon, Viet Nam Memorial by Ray A. Young Bear
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder® --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne; 1st edition (May 14, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062506668
• ISBN-13: 978-0062506665
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These poems are the real thing . . ., April 16, 2000

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This review is from: Harper's Anthology of Twentieth Century Native American Poetry (Paperback)

Whether you are Native American or not, I would highly recommend this book. These poems reverberate through the blood and the bone. This is my favorite anthology (and I have a pretty hefty personal poetry library). I go nowhere without it! These poems are real . . .

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5.0 out of 5 stars Indespensible!, July 10, 2011

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This review is from: Harper's Anthology of Twentieth Century Native American Poetry (Paperback)

One of the most essential anthologies of contemporary Native American writers. Its only limitation is time. Since its publication in the late 1980s, many important new poets and writers like Sherman Alexie and John Smelcer have surfaced. Nonetheless, requitred reading in any Native American lit. class!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Harpers Anthology of 20th Century Native American Poetry, May 18, 2005

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This review is from: Harper's Anthology of 20th Century Native American Poetry (School & Library Binding)

More than 100 poems being written today, Native American poetry is the poetry of historic witness. It comes out the past, which is the present. This book tells stories about people, animals and how they live. These poems are mostly about Navajos in different states like Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico

If you're a person that loves to read poetry than this is a book that will sweep you off your feet and into another world. The poems I liked the best was "If I love you", and "Bear: a totem dance as seen by raven." "If I love you" is about a person trying to tell someone if they really care and what they see inside. "Bear: A totem dance as seen by raven" is about a bear who dances like a man but slowly and in the night he could hear the raven cry. The bear dances with elders and children's. They were both awesome. It felt like I was in the poem when I was reading it.