Alexie is member of the Spokane/Coer d'Alene tribe in Washington state. He sez that "Native American writing is about survival", and the survival of his own voice is testament to that. Strong poetry that acknowledges history without nostalgia, and speaks as a survivor, not a victim.--luigi
This review originally appeared in TapRoot Reviews #1,
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