Indigenous Poetics Cheyenne searching for the daughter she

searching for the daughter she gave birth to while in prison

" and the collisions and collusions between queer theory and colonialism within Indigenous studies

harbors knowledge of the violent past

diligence and deep commitment to their community

Focuses on the Sioux people (Lakota/Teton

Indigenous Poetics Cheyenne searching for the daughter sheIndigenous Poetics is a collection of essays by contemporary Native American poets in the United States who explore how the genre helps to radically understand, contemplate, and realize something deeper about ourselves, our communities, and our worlds. The collection illuminates the creative process, identity, language, and the making of poetry. The contributors tell us, in their own words and on their own Indigenous terms, how they engage poetic