When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry rice Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria

Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria

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Five hundred years of European colonialism

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When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry rice Rodrigo Sanchez-ChavarriaThis landmark anthology celebrates the indigenous peoples of North America, the first poets of this country, whose literary traditions stretch back centuries. Opening with a blessing from Pulitzer Prize winner N. Scott Momaday, the book contains powerful introductions from contributing editors who represent the five geographically organized sections. Each section begins with a poem from traditional oral literatures and closes with emerging poets,