It is important to note that the writing style of this book is a fusion of creative non-fiction, journal writing, and poetry. Who Would Unbraid Her Hair is fact based and combines the story of Anna Mae with my own, as I searched a silent country for stories about a woman steeped in mystery and fear. The book is a tribute to her life and an artistic statement exploring my own travels in retrieving her story, a collection of segments which reflect issues impacting Annie Mae, myself AND the collective psyche of the times. A few days ago I was given the honor of reading the book in its entirety. And, while one needs no permission to depart from the well beaten written path, to do so requires considerable bravery.
Oral tradition carries within it the freedom to tell a story many ways.
Someone must bring food to the people when there is little memory of fertility.