Evidence of Red: Poems and Prose (Earthworks)

Howe, Prof Leanne

ISBN 10: 1844710629 / ISBN 13: 9781844710621

Published by Salt Publishing, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Evidence of Red: Poems and Prose (Earthworks)
• Publisher: Salt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844710629
• ISBN 13: 9781844710621
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Winner Of The 2006 Oklahoma Book AwardsEvidence of Red: Prose and Poems rails against lost lands and lovers, heralds death and mad warriors, and celebrates a doomed love affair between Hollywood’s invented characters: “Noble Savage” and “Indian Sports Mascot.” The author, a Choctaw Indian from Oklahoma writes about modern life in America, as well as the strange and humorous encounters she’s had with Arabs in Syria, and Jews in Israel. She writes of growing up in a family of native storytellers who tell of their lives and experiences.

About the Author

LeAnne Howe, an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is an author, playwright, filmmaker and scholar. Born and educated in Oklahoma, she’s lectured in Japan, Jordan, Romania, and Spain. Shell Shaker, Howe’s first novel, received an American Book Award in 2002 from the Before Columbus Foundation. In 2003, she was named Wordcraft Circle Writer of the Year, 2002, Creative Prose. Equinoxes Rouge, the French translation for Shell Shaker is the 2004 finalist for the Prix Medici Etranger, one of France’s top literary awards. Currently she is assistant professor in the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota. In September 2005, she will be an associate professor in the Departments of English, and American Indian Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.