Writing As Witness: Essay and Talk [Paperback]

Beth Brant (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0889612005 | ISBN-13: 978-0889612006 | Publication Date: 1995 | Edition: 1st

Beth Brant put this collection of essays, talks and theory together to convey the message that words are sacred because they come from a place of mystery and give meaning and existence to life.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The Good, Red Road is a liberating collection of essays infused with the healing power of political activism, the lyricism of a skilled storyteller and a fundamental comprehension of the sacred. At once solemn and challenging, respectful and riotous, beth Brant's writing seeks and finds the heart of each subject she approaches. She establishes the line of continuity from Mohawk poet E. Pauline Johnson to the current generation of First Nations women writers. She asserts the holiness of lesbian sexuality as a physical prayer. She exposes new-agers as devotees of capitalism "cloaked in mystic terminology, dressed in robes an skins of ancient and Indigenous beliefs". Beth brand bridles at colonization in all its forms. Her writing is an incitement to resistance, a revolutionary invitation to a vital celebration of truth. -- Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Beth Brant is a Bay of Quinte Mohawk from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in Ontario. Her work has appeared in numerous Native, feminist, and lesbian anthologies and she has done readings, lectured, and taught throughout North America.

Product Details

• Paperback: 126 pages
• Publisher: Women's Press (UK); 1st edition (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0889612005
• ISBN-13: 978-0889612006
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #955,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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