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distant water: poems

By Beth Piatote
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By Beth Piatote
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An exquisite debut poetry collection exploring the way Nez Perce language embodies the inseparable connection of land, sound, and spirit.

Drawing its title from the Nez Perce word for ocean, distant water explores the mysterious process through which language is conveyed from one body to another, moving through waters, kin, memory, and breath. In this meditative, expansive collection, Beth Piatote reveals language as a shared vibration, a life force that sustains an intimate, animate world. ...

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PoetryAmerican PoetryGeneral & Miscellaneous PoetryOther American PoetryPoetry - General & MiscellaneousAmerican poetry->Indian authors