This powerful collection traverses the Southwest landscape, exploring intricate relationships between Native peoples and the natural world, land, pop culture, twentieth-century music, and multi-generational representations. Drake's poetry oscillates between traditional Indigenous knowledge and contemporary experience, weaving together personal narrative with cultural memory. Selected for the National Poetry series, this debut collection establishes Drake as an essential voice in contemporary Indigenous literature.

Why We Picked It: Because Drake's poetry bridges worlds with remarkable skill; honoring ancestral knowledge while speaking to contemporary Indigenous experience. Her voice is both deeply rooted in place and expansively imaginative, offering readers a profound meditation on identity, landscape, and the ongoing vitality of Indigenous cultures.

Details: • Author: Kinsale Drake • Selected by: Jacqueline Allen Trimble • Publisher: University of Georgia Press • Format: Paperback • Publication Date: September 15, 2024 • ISBN: 0820367303

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