𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸" 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 -

Poetry of indigenous peoples from Turtle Island and Abya Yala that has lived on my shelf as a reference and teaching tool for many years, but I have never read completely through! It's so old now, I'll be curious about its notions of inclusivity.

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Okay y'all, there's so much fire in my belly right now, the good kind, that I've been gifted with a return of my writing muse. So, the first thing I've written in years, straight from my confused and oft angry soul.

Here's my first piece, back at it. Not perfect, but perfectly me!

Please go check it out at https://archive.org/details/grandpas-tears

Yes, my hosting solution is the Internet Archive.

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The “Red Indian’s” Penultimate Speech to the White Man
https://www.sustainlv.org/focus-on/the-red-indians-penultimate-speech-to-the-white-man/

"For Earth's Grandsons by Joy Harjo

Stand tall, no matter your height, how dark your skin Your spirit is all colors within You are made of the finest woven light From the iridescent love that formed your mothers, fathers Your grandparents all the way back on the spiral road— There is no end to this love It has formed your bodies Feeds your bright spirits And no matter what happens in these times of breaking— No matter dictators, the heartless, and liars No matter—you are born of those Who kept ceremonial embers burning in their hands All through the miles of relentless exile Those who sang the path through massacre All the way to sunrise You will make it through—"

— Joy Harjo: An American Sunrise, p. 56

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Mondays sometimes need the joy of reading amazing poetry. Please enjoy this #poetrybookreview #TheDrumThatBeatsWithinUs by #suecook.
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https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/drum-that-beats-within-us-review/
(Pictured is the book cover with a buffalo stand on the plains. The book cover is surrounded by a border of a beautiful landscape.)

When
Ibofanga,
Hesaketvmese
Breathed life
Into the
Red clay
From the
Nunne Chaha
Could he
Have known
In all wisdom
What terrors
Would
Wait under
Brother moon
Sister sun.
Cvhēcetskes
Pull me out,
Mold me
Away from
This.

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One of my favourite poems from one of my favourite poets. 😍

Cw: colonial violence, suicide

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https://youtu.be/8jfPZh-oo6k