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Maurice Kenny : Celebrations of a Mohawk Writer by Penelope Myrtle Kelsey (2011, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherSTATE University of New York Press

ISBN-101438438028

ISBN-139781438438023

eBay Product ID (ePID)120407854

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Number of Pages182 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMaurice Kenny : Celebrations of a Mohawk Writer

SubjectNative American

Publication Year2011

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism

AuthorPenelope Myrtle Kelsey

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight9.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2011-003236

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"With this book, Kelsey makes a valuable contribution to several fields of literary studies, including environmental, LGBTQ, and, of course, contemporary American Indian. The book is important especially because Kenny (b. 1929) has been the subject of surprisingly little scholarship ... The ten essays coalesce into a rich portrait of a poetry that explores complex overlapping identity issues in late-20th-century America and the roots of these issues as far back as the early contact/conflict between Native Americans and British colonialists." -- CHOICE "The essays in this collection bear witness to [Kenny's] ability to inspire others, his generosity of spirit, and the importance of his body of work as a significant part of the American literary canon." -- from the Foreword by Joseph Bruchac "This is a much-needed celebration of a seminal but understudied figure in modern American Indian/Iroquois literature." -- Donald A. Grinde Jr., editor of Native Americans

Grade FromCollege Freshman

IllustratedYes

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal818/.54

Table Of ContentForeword: Maurice Kenny: Not Through Height Joseph Bruchac 1. Reading the Wampum: An Introduction to the Works of Maurice Kenny Penelope Kelsey 2. You, Too, Will Have This Printed Word (World) of Your Own Eric Gansworth 3. The Breath and Skin of History James Thomas Stevens 4. Dancing Back Strong Our Nations: Performance as Continuance in Maurice Kenny's Poetry Qwo-Li Driskill 5. Maurice Kenny: How Can Any Self-Respecting Mohawk Live in a Place Like Brooklyn? Susan Ward 6. Tortured Skins , Bears, and Our Responsibilities to the Natural World Nicholle Dragone 7. Teaching Maurice Kenny's Fiction: Dislocated Characters, Narrators, and Readers Alan Steinberg and Karen Gibson 8. The Spirit of Independence: Maurice Kenny's Tekonwatonti / Molly Brant: Poems of War Craig Womack 9. Painting "Word-Pictures" in Place: Maurice Kenny's Emphatic Imagination of Tekonwatonti / Molly Brant Lisa Brooks 10. Two-Spirit Images in the Work of Maurice Kenny Lisa Tatonetti Appendix: Maurice Kenny's Molly Brant: From Poetry to Play Alan Steinberg Bibliography List of Contributors Index

SynopsisThis collection explores the broad range of works by Mohawk writer Maurice Kenny (1929-), a pivotal figure in American Indian literature from the 1950s to the present. Born in Cape Vincent, New York and the author of dozens of books of poetry, fiction, and essays, Kenny portrays the unique experience of Native New York and tells its history with poetic figures who live and breathe in the present. Perhaps his best known work is Tekonwatonti/Molly Brant: Poems of War. Kenny's works have received various accolades and awards. He was recognized by the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers with the Elder Achievement Award, and two of his collections of poems, Blackrobe and Between Two Rivers, were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Kenny has also been honored with the American Book Award for The Mama Poems. His works have been recognized by National Public Radio, and have drawn the attention of famous figures such as Allen Ginsberg, Jerome Rothenberg, and Carolyn Forché. Maurice Kenny: Celebrations of a Mohawk Writer serves as a comprehensive introduction to Kenny's body of work for readers who may be unfamiliar with his writing. Written by prominent scholars in American Indian literature, the book is divided into two parts: the first is devoted to musings on Kenny's influence, and the second to traditional critical essays using historical, nationalist, Two Spirit, creative, memoir, and tribal-theoretical approaches., This collection explores the broad range of works by Mohawk writer Maurice Kenny (1929-), a pivotal figure in American Indian literature from the 1950s to the present. Born in Cape Vincent, New York and the author of dozens of books of poetry, fiction, and essays, Kenny portrays the unique experience of Native New York and tells its history with poetic figures who live and breathe in the present. Perhaps his best known work is Tekonwatonti/Molly Brant: Poems of War. Kenny's works have received various accolades and awards. He was recognized by the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers with the Elder Achievement Award, and two of his collections of poems, Blackrobe and Between Two Rivers, were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Kenny has also been honored with the American Book Award for The Mama Poems. His works have been recognized by National Public Radio, and have drawn the attention of famous figures such as Allen Ginsberg, Jerome Rothenberg, and Carolyn Forch . Maurice Kenny: Celebrations of a Mohawk Writer serves as a comprehensive introduction to Kenny's body of work for readers who may be unfamiliar with his writing. Written by prominent scholars in American Indian literature, the book is divided into two parts: the first is devoted to musings on Kenny's influence, and the second to traditional critical essays using historical, nationalist, Two Spirit, creative, memoir, and tribal-theoretical approaches., Explores the work of Maurice Kenny, a pivotal figure in American Indian literature from the 1950s to the present. Winner of the 2012 Best Critical Book Award presented by Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers Association This collection explores the broad range of works by Mohawk writer Maurice Kenny (1929?), a pivotal figure in American Indian literature from the 1950s to the present. Born in Cape Vincent, New York and the author of dozens of books of poetry, fiction, and essays, Kenny portrays the unique experience of Native New York and tells its history with poetic figures who live and breathe in the present. Perhaps his best known work is Tekonwatonti/Molly Brant: Poems of War. Kenny's works have received various accolades and awards. He was recognized by the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers with the Elder Achievement Award, and two of his collections of poems, Blackrobe and Between Two Rivers, were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Kenny has also been honored with the American Book Award for The Mama Poems. His works have been recognized by National Public Radio, and have drawn the attention of famous figures such as Allen Ginsberg, Jerome Rothenberg, and Carolyn Forché. Maurice Kenny: Celebrations of a Mohawk Writer serves as a comprehensive introduction to Kenny's body of work for readers who may be unfamiliar with his writing. Written by prominent scholars in American Indian literature, the book is divided into two parts: the first is devoted to musings on Kenny's influence, and the second to traditional critical essays using historical, nationalist, Two Spirit, creative, memoir, and tribal-theoretical approaches., Explores the work of Maurice Kenny, a pivotal figure in American Indian literature from the 1950s to the present. Winner of the 2012 Best Critical Book Award presented by Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers Association This collection explores the broad range of works by Mohawk writer Maurice Kenny (1929-), a pivotal figure in American Indian literature from the 1950s to the present. Born in Cape Vincent, New York and the author of dozens of books of poetry, fiction, and essays, Kenny portrays the unique experience of Native New York and tells its history with poetic figures who live and breathe in the present. Perhaps his best known work is Tekonwatonti/Molly Brant: Poems of War. Kenny's works have received various accolades and awards. He was recognized by the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers with the Elder Achievement Award, and two of his collections of poems, Blackrobe and Between Two Rivers, were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Kenny has also been honored with the American Book Award for The Mama Poems. His works have been recognized by National Public Radio, and have drawn the attention of famous figures such as Allen Ginsberg, Jerome Rothenberg, and Carolyn Forché. Maurice Kenny: Celebrations of a Mohawk Writer serves as a comprehensive introduction to Kenny's body of work for readers who may be unfamiliar with his writing. Written by prominent scholars in American Indian literature, the book is divided into two parts: the first is devoted to musings on Kenny's influence, and the second to traditional critical essays using historical, nationalist, Two Spirit, creative, memoir, and tribal-theoretical approaches., Explores the work of Maurice Kenny, a pivotal figure in American Indian literature from the 1950s to the present.

LC Classification NumberPS3561.E49Z79 2011