"poems of intimacy...and hard living" (Joy Harjo)
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In taut, often angry poems, Silex (Even the Dead Have Memories), a Native American, takes outwardly familiar, almost stereotypic, characters-the Aztec prince, the Chicano, the drunken Indian, the absent father-and gives us personages mottled by failure, self-loathing and indifference to their own destinies. Other figures in this cast include the poet's dead brothers, his son, and Ishi, the last Native American to live as one before the arrival of the Europeans. These ghostly presences move through short, terse lines which, on occasion, lapse into information-giving. Mostly though, Silex's poetry is forceful and effective.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"While Silex explores the historic and contemporary damage inflicted on Native American peoples, his poems shine with hope and regeneration as he comes to terms with his past, affirming the history and value of Native American culture. His poems are infused with honesty, passion, and humor." --The Latin American Writers Institute
"...Silex's poetry is forceful and effective." --Publishers Weekly
"[Silex] is a man who understands the responsibility of an artist to utilize all of the resources at his disposal. Reaching for excellence in the structure of the poem, in the structure of the story, substance and integrity become even more powerful when they have form and structure. Utilizing these two elements the poet/storyteller weaves a tapestry of many colors resulting in a cloth beautiful with meaning." --The Circle
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"While Silex explores the historic and contemporary damage inflicted on Native American peoples, his poems shine with hope and regeneration as he comes to terms with his past, affirming the history and value of Native American culture. His poems are infused with honesty, passion, and humor." --The Latin American Writers Institute"...Silex's poetry is forceful and effective." --Publishers Weekly "[Silex] is a man who understands the responsibility of an artist to utilize all of the resources at his disposal. Reaching for excellence in the structure of the poem, in the structure of the story, substance and integrity become even more powerful when they have form and structure. Utilizing these two elements the poet/storyteller weaves a tapestry of many colors resulting in a cloth beautiful with meaning." --The Circle
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