From Publishers Weekly
The Christlike Coyote is the main protagonist in this collection of pseudo-spiritual poems and tales. Mohawk Blue Cloud ( Elderberry Flute Song ) attempts, in the title poem, to give readers a sense of the world in terms of this Coyote religion: "A planet was born / in circle around a particular sun. Then / first sound and first life came into being." The godlike Creation made the world, and Coyote is his physical/metaphysical "humble helper." But this right-hand animal is certainly no savior. Although he possesses supernatural powers, he often uses them selfishly or destructively: in "The First Missiles," Coyote steals the water supply from his fellow animals; in "The 60s," he splits himself into a "multitude of Coyotes," driving people out of a party to which he was not invited. The reader is also privy, in "Coyote Erectus Dancing" and "Anthropologitis," to crude, humorless details of Coyote's sexual habits. These pieces mix a stilted, stereotyped Native American language with contemporary jargon, characters and settings, failing to shed any new light on this often misunderstood culture. The amateurish illustrations are by the author.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
Coyote Dialed His Own Number
Coyote Erectus Dancing
Coyote, How Did It All Begin?
Coyote, Intanktop Dancing
Coyote/the Other Twin/coyote
Extracts
How Turtle Became
Of All Tomorrows
One Kind Of God
A Poet For Dinner
Portrait Of An Art Born Of Uncertainty
Rattle
Rose, Back On The Rez
Stone Pipe
Twenty Poet Sketches: 1
Twenty Poet Sketches: 10
Twenty Poet Sketches: 11
Twenty Poet Sketches: 12
Twenty Poet Sketches: 13
Twenty Poet Sketches: 14
Twenty Poet Sketches: 15
Twenty Poet Sketches: 16
Twenty Poet Sketches: 17
Twenty Poet Sketches: 18
Twenty Poet Sketches: 19
Twenty Poet Sketches: 2
Twenty Poet Sketches: 20
Twenty Poet Sketches: 3
Twenty Poet Sketches: 4
Twenty Poet Sketches: 5
Twenty Poet Sketches: 6
Twenty Poet Sketches: 7
Twenty Poet Sketches: 8
Twenty Poet Sketches: 9
Two Perfect Coyote Stories
Why Coyote Sings To The Moon
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®
Coyote Erectus Dancing
Coyote, How Did It All Begin?
Coyote, Intanktop Dancing
Coyote/the Other Twin/coyote
Extracts
How Turtle Became
Of All Tomorrows
One Kind Of God
A Poet For Dinner
Portrait Of An Art Born Of Uncertainty
Rattle
Rose, Back On The Rez
Stone Pipe
Twenty Poet Sketches: 1
Twenty Poet Sketches: 10
Twenty Poet Sketches: 11
Twenty Poet Sketches: 12
Twenty Poet Sketches: 13
Twenty Poet Sketches: 14
Twenty Poet Sketches: 15
Twenty Poet Sketches: 16
Twenty Poet Sketches: 17
Twenty Poet Sketches: 18
Twenty Poet Sketches: 19
Twenty Poet Sketches: 2
Twenty Poet Sketches: 20
Twenty Poet Sketches: 3
Twenty Poet Sketches: 4
Twenty Poet Sketches: 5
Twenty Poet Sketches: 6
Twenty Poet Sketches: 7
Twenty Poet Sketches: 8
Twenty Poet Sketches: 9
Two Perfect Coyote Stories
Why Coyote Sings To The Moon
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®
