Both a talented writer and an articulate conveyor of the culture of American Indians, Sherman Alexie is
a Spokane / Coeur d’Alene Indian from Wellpinit, Washington. Besides
several collections of poetry, Alexie has published novels and
short-stories; he wrote the screen-play for the 1998 film, Smoke
Signals. "Reservation Mathematics" is from Alexie's poetry collection First Indian on the Moon, (Hanging Loose Press, 1993) and was previously posted in this blog in January 2011.
Reservation Mathematics by Sherman Alexie
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Worth of a horse
When my friend Kay and I visited the National Museum of the American Indian Museum in Washington last Wednesday, August 15, we particularly enjoyed the exhibit entitled "A Song for the Horse Nation." These displays explore the role of horses in Native American lives through stories and artifacts, through music and art. Shown below is a photo of a sign that hangs in the exhibit. I first intended to use the text on the sign -- with its many numbers -- as raw material for a poem. But, as I have reviewed the sign since my visit -- including reading it aloud -- I have decided it is already a poem. Here it is, for you:
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