“Maybe death is a way to clean the self, of the body, to finally celebrate it. A celebration should leave a mess.” LifeWisdomDeathPoetryGriefDyingCelebration Book:Postcolonial Love Poem Source: Postcolonial Love Poem
“Quit bothering with angels, I say. They’re no good for Indians. Remember what happened last time some white god came floating across the ocean?” PoetryRacePoemAngelsRace RelationsWhitesColonizationNative AmericansIndigenous PeoplesIndians Book:When My Brother Was an Aztec Source: When My Brother Was an Aztec
“Like I said, no Indian I’ve ever heard of has ever been or seen an angel.” PoetryReligionPoemAngelsNative AmericansIndigenous PeoplesIndians Book:When My Brother Was an Aztec Source: When My Brother Was an Aztec
“At the National Museum of the American Indian, 68 percent of the collection is from the United States. I am doing my best to not become a museum of myself. I am doing my best to breathe in and out.” PoetryIndigenousDecolonizationAmerican LiteratureIndigenous LiteraturePostcolonial Book:Postcolonial Love Poem Source: Postcolonial Love Poem