The Invisible Musician [Paperback]

Ray A. Young Bear (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

"Each variation has a meaning" writes Young Bear in his first book-length collection of verse since Winter of the Salamander ( LJ 9/15/80). In these new poems, variations are woven with myth and symbol, dream and ceremony, as well as with the mundane, the everyday struggle to survive. "Perplexity should be expected," we are warned, and these images are often dense, difficult, and perhaps perplexing in their portrayal of a life alien to most readers: that of contemporary Native Americans. With repeated readings, Young Bear's words become richer and increasingly accessible, and he succeeds admirably in sharing both the sacred and the profane of his life. Hard winters and sequined dancers contrast with TV dinners, Hitchcock, and strawberry sundaes at the Tastee Freeze--but always with hope and humor, with the desire to look beyond violence and despair. Highly recommended.
- Richard Churchill, Univ. of Baltimore
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Review

All Star's Thanksgiving
Although There Is Yet
Always Is He Criticized
Before Graph Paper Existed
The Black Antelope Tine
Colleen's Faith
Cool Places Of Transformation
Debut Of The Woodland Drum
The Dream Of Purple Birds In Marshall, Washington
A Drive To Lone Ranger
Eagle Crossing, July 1975
Eight-wheeled Tractors - Not The Ones
Emily Dickinson, Bismarck And The Roadrunner's Inquiry
Everything Is Arranged For Us
The First Dimension Of Skunk
Fox Guides From La Crosse On
Fred Bloodclot Red's Composition...
From The Spotted Night
Green Threatening Clouds
The Handcuff Symbol
The High Uncut Grass Was Covered
If The Word For Whale Is Right
Journal Entry, November 12, 1960
The King Cobra As Political Assassin
The Language Of Weather
The Last Time They Were Here
Mesquakie Love Song
Mesquakie Love Song
Mesquakie Love Song
Mesquakie Tribal Celebration Songs
My Grandmother's Words (& Mine) On The Last Spring Blizzard
Nineteen Eighty Three: 1
Nineteen Eighty Three: 2
Nothing Could Take Away The Bear-king's Image
Now That The Autumn Season
The Personification Of A Name
Quail And His Role In Agriculture
Race Of The Kingfishers: In Nuclear Winter
The Reason Why I Am Afraid Even Though I Am A Fisherman
Shadows Of Clouds
The Significance Of A Water Animal
The Song Taught To Joseph
Steptoe Butte Reigns In The Moonlit Clouds
The Suit Of A Hand
Three Translated Poems For October
Three Views Of A Northern Pike
Wadasa Nakamoon, Viet Nam Memorial
A Woman's Name Is In The Second Verse...
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Holy Cow! Press (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930100336
• ISBN-13: 978-0930100339
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and different..., April 17, 2000

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This review is from: The Invisible Musician (Paperback)

I do not read much poetry of any kind, but I read this book for school project and found it to be very different from the poetry I am usually forced to read in school...there was none of the traditional meter, rhyme schemes nor any of the usual symbols that are used commonly with more European oriented poetry. All in all, it was interesting and refreshing poetry and I enjoyed reading it and attempting to analyze it.