pickStunning and transformative. These pieces brought the oldest myths and traditions into the world we live in now, and merged the two like a double exposed photograph. It showed beauty in places we typically don‘t see it, and exposed an authenticity to certain rituals in ways I‘d never fully understood before.
#TuesdayTunes @TieDyeDude
Once again a poem in my morning poetry book was inspired by a specific song, and since I don‘t know much about jazz listening to this with Joy Harjo‘s words in mind was revelatory.
https://open.spotify.com/track/55GY76amiMF9wjAeto5vco?si=qUyicB1ORlOcKWYDuqGDwQ&...
(I couldn‘t find a link to the poem, but it‘s The Other Side of Yellow to Blue in the Tagged book).
pickAn older book, but a very good read. Ultimately, it‘s about a lifestyle that was changed by colonization, and what the Ojibwe lost. We can, and still need to, learn so much from the indigenous people. A simple read, but with a lot behind it.
pickStanding Bear was a Ponca chief who fought for the rights of his tribe. Despite continuously being moved from place to place, with no control over where they were sent, he was a calm and steady prescience for his people. They wanted to work the land in peace & he was able to fight for that right in court. It's an incredible & heartbreaking story. If you want to learn more about the Trail of Tears and what it was truly like, please read this one.
I have always wanted to use this diagram to share my reading; apologizes to source creator of the art since I failed to note where this originates. Please tag yourself! Thank you 🙏
March 2024 best read = Mean Spirit / Linda Hogan, Book #26 2024. (#ReadICT : indigenous author)
February = Blackouts / Justin Torres, Book #11 - winner ToB XX
January = Clare Pooley's The Authenticity Project, Book #5. (Also #ReadICT : lost/found category)
pickMean Spirit is better!! Or maybe, I can suggest that if you liked/appreciated Grann‘s NF book: Killers of the Flower Moon, you must please seek out Mean Spirit to get a fabulously told story with heart & grit with the Indigenous Peoples perspective.
(In further study, FYI, Hogan was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize with Mean Spirit.)
#ReadICT category Indigenous author
Copper helping with the photo shoot . . . NOT 🤣🐶
#ReadICT category Indigenous ✍️ Author
https://youtu.be/wq8tXaHEBJE?si=N9BdIhI34QoMJrUC
#indiecember
Introduction
Welcome to a new patron
Mystery guest
Weekly Highlights
Santa Rosa by Wendy McGrath
Siphonophore by Jaimie Batchan
The Clarion by Nina Dunic
Mean Spirit by Linda Hogan
Toddler-Hunting and Other Stories by Taeko Kōno
The Broken River Tent by Mphuthumi Ntabeni
Night by Edna O'Brien
