Ocean Power: Poems from the Desert Volume 32
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The annual seasons and rhythms of the desert are a dance of clouds, wind, rain, and flood--water in it roles from bringer of food to destroyer of life. The critical importance of weather and climate to native desert peoples is reflected with grace and power in this personal collection of poems, the first written creative work by an individual in O'odham and a landmark in Native American literature. Poet Ofelia Zepeda centers these poems on her own experiences growing up in a Tohono O'odham family, where desert climate profoundly influenced daily life, and on her perceptions as a contemporary Tohono O'odham woman. One section of poems deals with contemporary life, personal history, and the meeting of old and new ways. Another section deals with winter and human responses to light and air. The final group of poems focuses on the nature of women, the ocean, and the way the past relationship of the O'odham with the ocean may still inform present day experience. These fine poems will give the outside reader a rich insight into the daily life of the Tohono O'odham people.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0816515417
ISBN13:9780816515417
Release Date:March 1995
Publisher:University of Arizona Press
Length:100 Pages
Weight:0.42 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.2" x 8.8"
Customer Reviews
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comfort food for the soul
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I can't put my finger on it, but this is one of the books I keep next to my bed for when my soul is feeling black. It's simple, home-ey, powerful. Also, if you happen to be from southern Arizona, it's good to get to know your neighbors a bit more. When I feel like I'm in an urban jail, I remember the moon hanging over the Sea of Cortez in one poem, I and I remember there's so much more to the universe...
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