Eskimo Poems from Canada and Greenland

by Tom Lowenstein

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1973

About the author

Tom Lowenstein was an English poet, ethnographer, teacher, cultural historian and translator. Beginning his working life as a school teacher, he visited Alaska in 1973 and went on to become particularly noted for his work on Inupiaq (north Alaskan Eskimo) ethnography, conducting research in Point Hope, Alaska, between 1973 and 1988. His writing also encompasses several collections of poetry, as well as books related to Buddhism. Since 1986, Lowenstein lived and continued teaching in London.

Reviews

[Max · Rating 5 out of 5]

In a time when we are losing our humanity this book brought to me the Real Peoples. We live in a world where we come from, have come from and most have divested themselves from.

I most liked the story of the man that never sang his song. When asked why he stated that he thought and thought what is his song. Then walking one day he came to the mountain. He had found his song. But he looked and the mountain became bigger and bigger and the mountain said "little man! Do you think I can really be contained in your song?"

The man became afraid and had never attempted to put words together again.

Ha Ha Ha!