| In the Time of the Present Contributor(s): Kenny, Maurice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870135465 ISBN-13: 9780870135460 Publisher: Michigan State University Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2000 Annotation: This new collection of poetry from Maurice Kenny explores identity, honors nature, and celebrates everyday life. Modern life is described, while Native American culture is glimpsed, ghost-like, on the margins. Natural bounty -- flowers, fruits -- is extolled and welcomed. The simplest things -- the arrival of the first blueberries or a field of dandelions -- are praised with gratitude. Friendships, letters, love lost and found are all treated with reverence and delicacy. Spirituality as a way of life, respect for nature, sharing with others within an extended family, living in the present -- these traditional Native values are represented in Kenny's work. These poems are the essence of a Native American way of life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Native American |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 99050971 |
| Series: Native American (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.55" W x 8.6" (0.43 lbs) 131 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new collection of poetry from Maurice Kenny explores identity, honors nature, and celebrates everyday life. Modern life is described, while Native American culture is glimpsed, ghost-like, on the margins. Natural bounty-flowers, fruits-is extolled and welcomed. The simplest things-the arrival of the first blueberries or a field of dandelions-are praised with gratitude. Friendships, letters, love lost and found are all treated with reverence and delicacy. Spirituality as a way of life, respect for nature, sharing with others within an extended family, living in the present-these traditional Native values are represented in Kenny's work. These poems are the essence of a Native American way of life. |