Out There Somewhere
A Poetry, Contemporary book. Moments recalled like friends. It was that way or another.Were fairly certain either way. Stories....
He has been out there somewhere for a while now, a poet at large in America. Simon Ortiz, one of our finest living poets, has been a witness, participant, and observer of interactions between the Euro-American cultural world and that of his Native American people for many years. In this collection of haunting new work, he confronts moments and instances of his personal past—and finds redemption in the wellspring of his culture. A writer known for deeply personal poetry, Ortiz has produced perhaps his most personal work to date. In a collage of journal entries, free-verse poems, and renderings of poems in the Acoma language, he draws on life experiences over the past ten years—recalling time spent in academic conferences and writers' colonies, jails and detox centers—to convey something of the personal and cultural history of...
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- Pages: 172 pages
- ISBN: 9780816522101 / 816522103
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Moments recalled like friends. It was that way or another.Were fairly certain either way. Stories. They are with us.Time doesnt forsake. It doesnt soothe or decrease. Never. Simon J. Ortiz, Out There Somewhere //
Everyone At first I hated this book. Hated the repetition, hated the speaker, hated his opinion, hated his apparent racism against ME. Then, I read it and realized that the repetition was important because it was different voices speaking, asking questions and exploring. He probably doesn't hate me, but even if he does, I can still enjoy his... Simon Ortiz remains one of the most well-known American Indian (Acoma Pueblo) poets living today. He began writing during the American Indian Literary Renaissance and is quite prolific. His poetry weaves real-life events, oral stories, history, and Pueblo culture together, creating experiences that allow both Native and non-Native readers...
