The Whispering Wind: Poetry by Young American Indians

by Terry Allen, Mae Durham (Introduction)

" This is an extraordinary collection of poetry written by a group of budding poets at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Indeed the poems selected in this volume reflect the young American Indian poet's dreams, hopes,yearnings and flashes of insight. Their poetic visions, covering such varied themes as Indian lore, the Vietnam Ar, childhood memories, thirst, and loneliness, are sensitive and vivid expression of a valuable, but hitherto ignored, facet of American literature.....". (quoted from the back-cover)

128 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1972

Reviews

[Ulana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading poetry written by Native American students. This book was published in 1972 and written by students at the Institute of American Indian Arts. It includes many meaningful poems with their hopes, dreams, and yearnings. It tells a brief biography about each poet and then features his or her poems, then it features the next poet and his or her poems. Fourteen poets and their numerous poems are featured in this poetry book.

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is gold if you love Native American poetry. These were written quite a number of decades ago. I feel that some of these indigenous poets and their voices and art may be lost to time. Where are they now? I haven't looked yet.