Tending the fire
Subtitle: Native voices and portraits
By: photographs by Christopher Felver ; foreword by Simon J. Ortiz ; introduction by Linda Hogan
Contributors: Ortiz, Simon J., 1941- writer of foreword; Hogan, Linda, writer of introduction
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780826356451
Subjects: Social life and customs; Indian authors; Indian poets; Indians of North America; Portraits; Poetry; American poetry; Biography
Description: "Christopher Felver's Tending the Fire celebrates the poets and writers who represent the wide range of Native American voices in literature today. In these commanding portraits, Felver's distinctive visual signature and unobtrusive presence capture each artist's strength, integrity, and character. Accompanying each portrait is a handwritten poem or prose piece that helps reveal the origin of the poet's language and legends. As the individuals share their unique voices, Tending the Fire introduces us to the diversity and complexity of Native culture through the authors' generous and passionate stories."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword: Communication / Simon J. Ortiz; title: Introduction: Keepers of the Fire: Native Voices / Linda Hogan; title: Poetry and Portraits; title: Interview with Mary Jean Robertson; title: Epilogue: Learning to Tend the Fire / Christopher Felver.