Mother/Land

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

In Cheryl Savageau’s new book of poetry, Mother/Land, she radically re-maps New England as Native American space. Savageau retells and re-imagines creation stories, revealing a landscape of trees, ponds, rivers and mountains rich in meaning for Abenaki people, and weaves traditional, personal and family stories, with stories of colonization and resistance. Savageau’s “unhistory” tells the stories of her people without privileging the moment of contact with Europe as the defining moment for viewing the culture.Mother/Land is beaded with gems from her mother’s jewel box—poems that tell stories of her mother’s life, and the complexities of survival and love in a family of mixed heritage.Savageau’s work signals the reemergence of a people who have been described as “hiding in plain sight.” In contrast to stereotypical associations of Native Americans with “Mother Earth,” this poetry highlights the bittersweet complexities of the relationship between a woman and her homeland, whose bodies seem to be constantly under siege.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-09-15
Mått:140 x 216 x 9 mm
Vikt:212 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Earthworks
Antal sidor:156
Förlag:Salt Publishing
ISBN:9781844712694

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Abenaki poet, Cheryl Savageau has been awarded Fellowships in Poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Foundation, and three residencies at the MacDowell Colony. Her second book of poetry, Dirt Road Home, was a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize. She was awarded Mentor of the Year by Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers, as well as Writer of the Year for her children’s book, Muskrat Will Be Swimming. Savageau also works as a textile artist. Her quilts have recently been exhibited at the University of New Hampshire in Durham.

Innehållsförteckning

MOTHER/LANDFirst DiamondAmber NecklaceTurtleThe Moon’s Other FaceFirst WomanOpalsGame BagAnt TreeEmeraldHairThe Willow at Flint PondAt SugarloafFertility FigureTwentieth Anniversary DiamondAlgonkian ParadiseRace Point, ProvincetownGrand BanksPiesBreadWhere I Want ThemSwift RiverRedGHOSTS AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLDGarnetHummingbird MothCodEverywhereBefore Moving on to Plymouth from Cape Cod – 1620Grandmother Woodchuck Talks to the Women of SalemEnglishmen’s FootprintsNewfoundland Walking With Joseph BrantDaughter’s of the KingMendel’s MilkmenPink SapphireThe Kneeling GirlMexican AmethystMy Mother’s Pearl CuffsNestingNo PityBeauty TipSurrogate MotherFor Lenny, For LisaThe LiarAftermathRose Quartz NecklaceTraditionRing of ProtectionPoison in the PondSmallpoxIndian BloodGraduate School First SemesterChandelierCrayonsPink Ice with MarcasitePemigewassetVISITING THE LAND OF THE DEADNorth Country: Visiting the Land of the DeadEntangledMorning: UMass Medical CenterHurricane – North Truro Side PassNight SkyRosaryGrandmother Woodchuck As St. AnnJewel BoxDressingUpPiano DreamPurple IceFigure EightLike A Good DeathINTO GREENPeridotBlue HouseFor the Boy Standing Under the DrainpipeWaiting for FeathersConvent SchoolUnderageOnyx Necklace With PearlsYou Bring Out the Butch In MeMarinadeDeep WinterWedding in A Burning BuildingInto GreenSummer Language LessonHow to Get ThereGamebag DreamAquamarineHeartGrandmother Knits