Indigenous Poetics Cheyenne harbors knowledge of the violent

harbors knowledge of the violent past

she couldn’t help but wonder

Margaret Kendell

So began a quest to understand her people's historical

and returns to the reservation

Indigenous Poetics Cheyenne harbors knowledge of the violentIndigenous Poetics is a collection of essays by contemporary Native American poets in the United States who explore how the genre helps to radically understand, contemplate, and realize something deeper about ourselves, our communities, and our worlds. The collection illuminates the creative process, identity, language, and the making of poetry. The contributors tell us, in their own words and on their own Indigenous terms, how they engage poetic