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#readNDN, #readwomen, Life Woven With Song, Nora Dauenhauer, poetry foremothers, Tlingit oral narratives, Tlingit poetry, women poets
Those who follow my twitter feed, already know that Nora Dauenhauer, one of our Tlingit culture-bearers, a wonderful poet and sweet person, passed away this Monday. I’m re-reading and re-reading her collection Life Woven With Song as I work on my own Fish Psalms. Haa Shuká, Our Ancestors: Tlingit Oral Narratives,which she co-edited with her husband, is also poured over frequently. Click on her name above for more publications and her long list of awards and achievements. I won’t go on too much here. Her work (below) will speak for itself:
More poems:
How to Make Good Baked Salmon From the River
Bonespark~ 