(Ado)ration

by Diane Glancy

Poetry. But not trusting something/ not seen/ to be there when needed/ the Indian drew both legs both eyes/ so the brave would have them/ not leaving to chance/ what he could see/ how he could be assured (Ledger Book Drawing). (ADO)RATION is one of two new books of poetry by Diane Glancy from Chax Press. Diane Glancy has received a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship, a Minnesota Book Award and a National Book Award. She is Associate Professor at Macalester College in St. Paul, where she teaches Native American Literature and Creative Writing.

60 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1999

About the author

(Helen) Diane Glancy is a Cherokee poet, author and playwright.

Glancy was born in 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri. She received her Bachelor of Arts (English literature) from the University of Missouri in 1964, then later continued her education at the University of Central Oklahoma, earning her a Masters degree in English in 1983. In 1988, she received her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa.

Glancy is an English professor and began teaching in 1989 at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, teaching Native American literature and creative writing courses. Glancy's literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series.

(from Wikipedia)