| On Native Ground: Memoirs and Impressions Contributor(s): Barnes, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806140925 ISBN-13: 9780806140926 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $16.78 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: A splendid memoir intertwining prose and poetry |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: American Indian Literature & Critical Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.80 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Oklahoma - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On Native Ground takes us from Jim Barnes's boyhood in rural southeastern Oklahoma during the Great Depression and World War II through his mature years as an internationally recognized poet. Of Choctaw and Welsh ancestry, Barnes is often identified as a Native American poet. He emphasizes his desire to be recognized for his art, not his blood. Yet he speaks eloquently here of his attachment to his "native ground," the Choctaw region in Oklahoma--for him "the land where memory dwells." This edition features a new postscript by the author. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barnes, Jim: - Jim Barnes is retired as Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing at Brigham Young University. He and his wife, Cora Barnes McKown, currently reside in Atoka, Oklahoma, on the McKown family ranch, and in Santa Fe, New Mexico. |
