Now with an introduction from celebrated poet James Tate, "Riding
the Earthboy 40" is the only volume of poetry written by acclaimed
Native American novelist James Welch. The title of the book refers
to the forty acres of Montana land Welchas father once leased from
a Blackfeet family called Earthboy. This land and its surroundings
shaped the writeras worldview as a youth, its rawness resonates in
the vitality of his elegant poetry, and his verse shows a great
awareness of a moment in time, of a place in nature, and of the
human being in context. Deeply evoking the specific Native American
experience in Montana, Welchas poems nonetheless speak profoundly
to all readers. With its new introduction, this vital work that has
influenced so many American writers is certain to capture a new
generation of readers.
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