Rock, Ghost, Willow, Deer: A Story of Survival (inscribed)
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the title page: "For Lou, For your great spirit + wonderful wisdom, Bless, Allison Hedge Coke." Uncommon signed. The second book from the acclaimed poet, a memoir that is "a searching account of her life as a mixed-blood woman coming of age off-reservation, yet deeply immersed in her Cherokee and Huron heritage." Her first book won an American Book Award and her most recent book of poetry Look at This Blue, an ecological long poem about California, was a finalist for the National Book Award. She is a distinguished professor of creative writing at UC California, Riverside. Octavo in deep lavender paper boards with a black cloth spine. Very good on account of a band of sunning to the lower board edges, otherwise fine, seemingly unread. In a near fine jacket with a touch of creasing to top of spine and rubbing where the cloth turns to board underneath. Very good / Near fine. Item #2239 "Rock, Ghost, Willow, Deer is Allison Adelle Hedge Coke’s searching account of her life as a mixed-blood woman coming of age off reservation, yet deeply immersed in her Huron, Metis, and Cherokee heritage. In a style at once elliptical and achingly clear, Hedge Coke details her mother’s schizophrenia; the domestic and community abuse overshadowing her childhood; and torments both visited upon her—(rape and violence) and inflicted on herself (alcohol and drug abuse during her youth). Yet she managed to survive with her dreams and her will, her sense of wonder and promise undiminished. "The title Rock, Ghost, Willow, Deer refers to life-revelations guiding the award-winning poet and writer through her many trials, as well as her labors in tobacco fields, factories, construction, and fishing; her motherhood; her involvement with music and performance; and the melding of language and experience that brought order to her life. Hedge Coke shares insights gathered along the way, insights touching on broader Native issues such as modern life in the diaspora; lack of a national eco-ethos; the threat of alcohol, drug abuse, and violence; and the ongoing onslaught on self amid a complex, mixed heritage."
ISBN: 0803215274
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