Indigenous Poetics Cheyenne she couldn’t help but wonder

she couldn’t help but wonder

these childhood friends are helpless as the culture and traditions they left behind catch up to them in a violent

So began a quest to understand her people's historical

searching for the daughter she gave birth to while in prison

diligence and deep commitment to their community

Indigenous Poetics Cheyenne she couldn’t help but wonderIndigenous 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