The Trickster Riots thriller the lead dog is the

the lead dog is the victim of a frightening accident that may be more than it seems

drinks beer

the poet takes on the political demands of queerness

he finds a tentative salvation in hockey

drunken Indian

The Trickster Riots thriller the lead dog is theIn this debut poetry collection, Lakota storyteller Tat Walker steps into the role of a contemporary trickster to continue the purposefully disruptive legacy of a cultural icon: Iktmi, the Spider. The Trickster Riots weaves through the origins of a lost baby queer in love and spiritache to shapeshift into a momma spider exploring what it means to be a good relative, an obliterator of status quo, and a builder of community. Walkers provocative wordplay