Ancient Light Pawnee born in the north woods

born in the north woods and Midwestern farm country

the recorded words of Indian treaty negotiators

so too is evidence of Indigenous peoples’ rogue possibility

She also finds that

it might even be true

Ancient Light Pawnee born in the north woodsElegiac and powerful, Ancient Light uses lyric, narrative, and concrete poems to give voice to some of the most pressing ecological and social issues of our time. With vision and resilience, Kimberly Blaesers poetry layers together past, present, and futures. Against a backdrop of pandemic loss and injustice, MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women), hidden graves at Native American boarding schools, and destructive environmental practices,