Grandmother Says - Softcover

Whitney, J. D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0972538437 ISBN 13: 9780972538435

Publisher: Arctos Press, 2005

Synopsis

Poetry. "Although Grandmother never uses the first-person pronoun, the voice in these poems is hers. Hence the title. None of the poems here retells any existing Native story; Native peoples tell their own stories. Some such stories are, though, alluded to" --J.D. Whitney, from the Preface. "Who's this 'Grandmother' Whitney is channeling, anyway? Seems like the playful spirit, life, energy of the organic world itself, an embodiment of multi-formed always-changing life; that lives whatever comes, with all the hard-won lessons and teachings" - Gary Snyder.

About this title

About the Author:

J. D. Whitney, teacher and poet, is author of 6 previous collections of poetry. He has had writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wisconsin Arts Board. He lives in the Nokomis/Opikwuna Bioregion of Wisconsin.

Review:

"...a wonderful book full of wisdoms both large and small...endlessly rewarding and deeply human while also being deeply animal." -- David St. John, author of "Prism"

"a poetic masterpiece...'Grandmother' seems to be the playful spirit, life, energy of the organic world itself... -- Gary Snyder, Pulitzer Prize for poetry

"pure delight, first to last...from good heart, good hands, and eyes and ears...Truly valuable with no fashion-mongering." -- gogisgi/Carroll Arnett, Tsalagi (Cherokee) poet, author of "Night Perimeter"

About this edition

• Publisher: Arctos Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0972538437
• ISBN 13: 9780972538435
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112