𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿 -

For me, Soldier's plea "How can I convince you?" has a futility to it after this passage of time, the ignorance of sacrifice, this othering, this falseness of language, this phenomenon of justification. This poetry may not always be beautiful; it is always profound.

https://buff.ly/3DsbbOl

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿 -

Absorbing indictment of white language (i.e. treaties using "whereas") against realities of existing as Lakota.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿 -

Some highly-recommended poetry. I have never read her stuff, so this is one of the rare times I get to be totally surprised!

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𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -

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