Among the Dog Eaters: Poems

by Adrian C. Louis

poetry, foreword by Jimmy Santiago Baca

Genres: Poetry

90 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Adrian C. Louis is a Lovelock Paiute author from Nevada now living on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He has taught at Oglala Lakota College. His novel Skins (1995) discusses reservation life and issues such as poverty, alcoholism, and social problems and was the basis for the 2002 film, Skins. He has also published books of poetry and a collection of short stories, Wild Indians and Other Creatures (1996). His work is noted for its realism.

Reviews

[Andrew H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple, concise, focused, and pained. The master at work.

[Eva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Incredibly powerful and eye-opening.

[John Lovrich · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked an autographed copy of this book off the shelf at Pickwick some 12 years ago.

If I hadn't, I might not be writing poetry today.

That good. And then some. Raw, inebriated, self-loathsome songs of healing.

(Kudos to every one from the old school who is down with Pickwick.)