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Speaking for Fire
In this tale presented in lyrical storytelling style by author James Bluewolf, and lavishly illustrated with cut-paper designs by award-winning artist Carolyn Wing Greenlee, readers witness the persistence of life after destruction and the importance of cooperation, community and the value of the individual voice.
44 pages, Perfect Paperback
Published August 1, 2007
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About the author
James BlueWolf
12 books2 followers James Don BlueWolf, has been a songwriter, recording artist, performer, lecturer, poet, author and storyteller since the early 1970's. He has recorded one record album, "Strike The Drum", has over seventy compositions of original music and one CD of Drum and Rattle songs..
He is an internationally published poet, and was named Poet Laureate of Lake County, California from 2000 to 2003. He has two books of poetry, "Sitting By His Bones" and “Haunted Hearts & Indin Parts”. He is the co-author of a collection of family vignettes published in 2000, "Grandpa Says-- Stories For A Seventh Generation". He received a Wordcraft Circle Of Native Writers and Storytellers Children’s Writer of the Year Award for his 2007 book “Speaking For Fire”, illustrated by Carolyn Wing Greenlee. This book was re-released as an audio/video production in 2012 with BlueWolf as narrator. He has had numerous additional publications; including children's stories, “Sparks”, two collections of essays and commentary on Native Issues, as well as as a novel and a collection of four novelettes-- “Dreaming Roundball”. His stories for children of all ages have been featured on numerous radio programs in the U.S. and Canada. He is the author, narrator and co-producer of the documentary DVD, Hinthel Gaahnuula, a narrative history of the Native population around Clearlake, CA., and was a popular radio host with “Wolf Tracks” for Native and Natural Communities on two Nor Cal radio stations.
Mr. BlueWolf's poetry and stories have appeared in the Sierra Journal, the Alura Quarterly, The Hungry Poet, Back To The Blanket Journal, The Crazy Child Scribbler, Native News, Native Realities, the Montserrat Review, New Zealand's Blackmail Press and selections of his work have been translated for the French Publication—Nouveau Delits.
He currently lives in Reno, Nevada with his wife of over four decades, Bernie.
He is an internationally published poet, and was named Poet Laureate of Lake County, California from 2000 to 2003. He has two books of poetry, "Sitting By His Bones" and “Haunted Hearts & Indin Parts”. He is the co-author of a collection of family vignettes published in 2000, "Grandpa Says-- Stories For A Seventh Generation". He received a Wordcraft Circle Of Native Writers and Storytellers Children’s Writer of the Year Award for his 2007 book “Speaking For Fire”, illustrated by Carolyn Wing Greenlee. This book was re-released as an audio/video production in 2012 with BlueWolf as narrator. He has had numerous additional publications; including children's stories, “Sparks”, two collections of essays and commentary on Native Issues, as well as as a novel and a collection of four novelettes-- “Dreaming Roundball”. His stories for children of all ages have been featured on numerous radio programs in the U.S. and Canada. He is the author, narrator and co-producer of the documentary DVD, Hinthel Gaahnuula, a narrative history of the Native population around Clearlake, CA., and was a popular radio host with “Wolf Tracks” for Native and Natural Communities on two Nor Cal radio stations.
Mr. BlueWolf's poetry and stories have appeared in the Sierra Journal, the Alura Quarterly, The Hungry Poet, Back To The Blanket Journal, The Crazy Child Scribbler, Native News, Native Realities, the Montserrat Review, New Zealand's Blackmail Press and selections of his work have been translated for the French Publication—Nouveau Delits.
He currently lives in Reno, Nevada with his wife of over four decades, Bernie.
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