An early work of Ray Young Bear an iconic poet of the Mewquakie tribe. His poetry style is described as a deep-image surrealist. Book offers around 80 poems.

Winter of the Salamander: The Keeper of Importance

Young Bear, Ray

Harpercollins

Young Bear draws heavily upon ancient traditions while creating dramatic versions of the harshness of modern tribal life, the Vietnam War, and exploitation of the land. At the same time, images from nature, such as the kingfisher or the eagle, reflect the human condition. Includes original Mesquakie songs translated by the author.

The Invisible Musician

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

Holy Cow! Press

The definitive collection from a groundbreaking Native American poet whose work traces the fault lines between past and present, real and surreal, comedy and tragedy to unveil a transcendent new vision of the world Hailed by the Bloomsbury Review as “the nation’s foremost contemporary Native American poet” and by Sherman Alexie as “the best poet in Indian Country,” Ray Young Bear draws on ancient Meskwaki tradition and modern popular culture to create poems that provoke, astound, and heal. This indispensable volume, which contains three previously published collections—Winter of the Salamander (1979), The Invisible Musician (1990), and The Rock Island Hiking Club (2001)—as well as Manifestation Wolverine, a brilliant series of new pieces inspired by animistic beliefs, a Lazy-Boy recliner, and the word songs Young Bear sang to his children, is a testament to the singularity of the poet’s talent and the astonishing range of his voice.

Manifestation Wolverine: The Collected Poetry of Ray Young Bear

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Open Road Media

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