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| Painting by Gloria Emerson |
Gloria Emerson, painter, poet, thinker, educator, Diné language and culture advocate and, luckily for me, a long-time friend, has graciously consented to have two of her bird poems published on the Poetry Page. Gloria lives in Tse Da Kaan (Hogback, NM), a few miles east of Shiprock. I was fortunate to have her as my direct supervisor when we worked at what was then the cutting edge Native American Materials Development Center. It was perhaps the most creative place I have worked, thanks to Gloria's leadership. Her stunning volume of poetry and paintings,
At the Hems of the Lowest Clouds: Meditations on Navajo Landscapes (School of American Research Press
, 2003) with a forward by N. Scott Momaday,
was created while she was the resident artist at the School of American Research in Santa Fe. It is well worth perusing, as are these two poems (click on Poetry Page to the right).
Love the new poetry page Anna... a great accompaniment to your creative writings.
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Thanks, Wayne, though I can't take credit, as it is the work of the poets themselves.
DeleteThanks for these poems. I love the birds as hairnets metaphor- and their connection of past to present. Very sweet. Dee
ReplyDeleteAh, at last. Last time I tried to reply to you here, Dee, Blogspot wouldn't let me. On my own blog! I also love the hairnets metaphor--a favorite of mine, not only because its so evocative of blackbirds (grackles here) wheeling through the sky, but also because it reminds me of the many Navajo ladies I knew as a young person who did that style proud.
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