A generous spirit : selected work by Beth Brant

Brant, Beth 1941-2015 (author.). Gould, Janice, 1949-2019 (editor.). Maracle, Lee, (writer of foreword.). Miranda, Deborah A., (writer of afterword.).

Summary: "A Generous Spirit: Selected Work by Beth Brant collects the writing of Beth Brant, Mohawk lesbian poet, essayist, and activist. During her life, Brant's work gave voice to an often unacknowledged Two-Spirit identity, and today, her words represent continued strength, growth, and connection in the face of deep suffering. A Generous Spirit is Brant's portrait of survival and empathy at the intersection of Native American and lesbian experience. Edited by noted Native poet and scholar Janice Gould, A Generous Spirit recounts and enacts the continuance of her people and her sisters with distinct, organic voices and Brant's characteristic warmth. Her work is a simultaneous cry of grief and celebration of human compassion and connection in its shared experience. Through storytelling, her characters wrest their own voices from years of silence and find communion with other souls."--

Record details

ISBN: 1771336854
ISBN: 9781771336857
Physical Description: 195 pages ; 22 cm.
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Publisher: Dover, FL : Sinister Wisdom ; Toronto, Canada : Inanna Publications & Education Inc., [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194).

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword / by Lee Maracle -- Working class dreams: an introduction to the work of Beth Brant -- Native Origin -- Mohawk trail -- For all my grandmothers -- Coyote learns a new trick -- Garnet Lee -- Danny -- Her name is Helen -- A long story -- A simple act -- Wild turkeys -- This place -- Food & spirits -- Turtle Gal -- The good red read -- Anodynes and amulets -- Recovery and transformation -- From the inside--looking at you -- Physical prayers -- Writing as witness -- Afterword: Beth Brant's gift -- Bibliography -- About the editor.