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SONG AND DANCE is a book of original poems with a variety of uses.
a) The poems may be enjoyed just for themselves. b) The poems in
the first section, "On Poetry," offer a challenge to contemporary
poets to return sound and rhythm as significant components of
current poetry. The author feels that in the modern poet's
determination to avoid strict meter and automatic end rhymes, we
have lost two of poetry's most powerful tools: rhythm and sound.
This group of poems can spark a lively discussion in classes,
workshops, or poetry groups. c) The second section, Poetry's
Variety, offers poems in a wide range of forms, voices, and
perspectives. This section is particularly designed for classroom
use at high school and college levels, or just as a personal
workshop. It offers a great variety of models for students to write
'in the style of'', to stretch their range of forms, perspectives,
and points of view, in the process of finding their own unique
voices. There is a 40% discount for teachers and students buying
the book from this website. E-mail the author at
[email protected] for the discount code.
This mystery novel is set on the Makah Indian reservation and takes
off from the recent conflict between the Makah and non-Indians over
the desire of a group of six young Makah men to prove themselves
equal to the bravery of their ancestors, who took one whale each
year to feed the tribe, from only a canoe, using only a harpoon. To
do so, these six had to cleanse their bodies of alcohol and drugs
and go through extensive spiritual training, to be worthy of a
whale coming to them and allowing itself to be taken in such a
seemingly impossible way. They were successful in their endeavor in
1999; but later a second group of six followed the same regimen and
spiritual training to make themselves worthy. However, the protests
of outsiders put the matter in the courts, where it continues to
languish, despite the fact that the Makah were given that right in
perpetuity through their 1885 treaty. The book fulfills its mystery
genre with a fast-moving plot, and provides both mystery and
suspense. But its value, beyond entertainment, is the in-depth look
at Makah culture, and by extension all Native American cultures,
both traditional and contemporary. This is not a children's book,
but there is nothing in it not suitable for children of most any
age. The Makah boy at its center is 16, and The Braves who desire
to return to their traditional heritage are in their late teens and
twenties. The private investigator in the Grace series is a young
woman, 29 in this book, who uses her gymnastic skills and acting
abilities instead of a weapon to outsmart her adversaries and get
herself and her companions out of trouble. In addition to a good
story, well told, the book seeks to provide all ages with a model
of a nonmaterialistic culture which values nature and all creatures
beyond material possessions.
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