She later published two volumes of poetry and her memoirs of family life here. The mountains darken, and the clear Black waters at their base appear Sending a last bright message from the skies. Washes them into silver gloom again. The legacy of landscape is carried forward by each new generation of poets who inherit a determination to closely examine their relationship with the earth. In his collection of poetry, Near the Mountains , Bruchac animates the Hudson Valley landscape with Native American heritage.
Poetry is a vehicle for music, memory and history that at one time existed through oral traditions.