JOY HARJO AND GLORIA BIRD, EDITORS
WITH PATRICIA BLANCO, BETH CUTHAND, AND VALERIE MARTÍNEZ
Reinventing the Enemy's Language
Contemporary Native Women's Writings of North America
"A collection of important, eloquent, and often mesmerizing writings by American Indian Women. . . . A profoundly moving statement of resilience and renewal."—San Francisco Chronicle
This long-awaited anthology celebrates the experience of Native American women and is at once an important contribution to our literature and an historical document. It is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind to collect poetry, fiction, prayer, and memoir from Native American women. Over eighty writers are represented from nearly fifty nations, including such nationally known writers as Louise Erdrich, Linda Hogan, Leslie Marmon Silko, Lee Maracle, Janet Campbell Hale, and Luci Tapahonso; others — Wilma Mankiller, Winona LaDuke, and Bea Medicine — who are known primarily for their contributions to tribal communities; and some who are published here for the first time in this landmark volume.
"The cultural experiences each woman relates, whether joyous or grievous, add a beauty and grace to the collection, in the form of a diverse but shared humanity."—Hungry Mind Review
"Clearly one of the most significant anthologies ever to be published in English. . . . A book I have been yearning for all my life."—Alice Walker
"The publication of this anthology . . . marks a new chapter in the prominence of native women's words."—Women's Review of Books
"Voices of unquenchable beauty and integrity."—Adrienne Rich
Joy Harjo lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Gloria Bird lives in Nespelem, Washington.
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