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Please enter the message. It's poetry as a weapon of truth not poetry with a little p. I particularly loved the longer piece called "Water" in this collection.
Sep 08, Rosemary rated it really liked it. If you are a woman, have you stood in a room full of men? Sometimes I just pretended I was Mr. Some interesting pieces here, both poetry and prose, but sometimes Alexie gets carried away with himself. The best pieces are about Alexie's family and his childhood. May 06, Sharyn rated it really liked it Shelves: But this earlier volume shows me that so much of the book was true.
I liked the mixture of prose and poetry. I liked his take on whites and Indians as well as his honesty about sexual themes. I'll think about adding one of his adult novels to my reading list. Dec 26, Emilia P rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: I love you Sherman Alexie for so many reasons. He is so mad and happy and matter-of-fact about his life story and about his craft. There is a great poem in here about how much poets SUCK.
There is some stuff about his father. There are some odd strains of Ginsberg. I need to be an Alexie completist.
Aug 12, Sandy Brusin rated it liked it. Multi-genre book is a mixed bag. Some of the poetry gave me pause like this: Parenthood is no miracle. There is no magic involved. There is only the rough sandpaper of faith, the hard work of love, But the opening essay, "The Unauthorized Autobiography of Me," resonated the most for me. And it was a long time between the opening essay and that last poem.
Jan 19, Kimberly rated it really liked it. It's been a while since I read poetry and I'm glad this was my reintroduction to the genre. I like that he plays with form -- I never knew what the next page would bring. I haven't read any of Sherman Alexie's books yet -- but I will. Apr 10, John Bishop rated it really liked it. Published in by the fellow who brought us the movie 'Smoke Signals'. There's a lot about growing up on a reservation. It would take me about as long to write a review as it would for you to read the book, so go read it!
Mar 20, Deb rated it it was amazing. Sherman Alexie One Stick Song. Aug 13, Nan rated it liked it. I like Alexie's prose better. These poems seem to be missing a performer, the original reader who breathes life into them.
Compression and irony are evident, but music is almost absent. Yep, two prose pieces. Nov 22, Temoca rated it liked it Shelves: I liked some of the poems. They aren't ones I could bring into the calssroom though. Jun 16, Hanako rated it really liked it Shelves: I am not, normally, much of a fan of poetry. But I love Sherman Alexie's writing.
And while I was drawn a bit more to the prose pieces, his language always impresses me. Makes me laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time. Jul 02, Emily rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: I love Sherman Alexie's poetry. That's all I have to say about that.
Compression and irony are evident, but music is almost absent. Sep 08, Rosemary rated it really liked it. Preview this item Preview this item. I do not like the oral read along vocal tract so I just read for myself. Alexie is a terrific writer. Home About Help Search. They leap like salmon from the whitewater of quotidian, personal reflection--and are gone again.
Aug 07, Jen Spence rated it it was amazing. Completely gave me poetic diarrhea for months - I couldn't stop writing every time I'd read one of his poems. This man inspires me fiercely. After high school, Alexie attended Gonzaga University in Spokane on scholarship in After two years at Gonzaga, he transferred to Washington State University. Alexie had dreams of being a doctor but discovered he needed a different career path after fainting three times in anatomy class. Taking a poetry workshop at WSU, Alexie found he excelled at writing and, encouraged by poetry teacher Alex Kuo, realized he'd found his new career.
Alexie had become friends with musician Jim Boyd, a Colville Indian, and the two decided to collaborate on the album Reservation Blues, which contains the songs from the book of the same name. In the film received a Christopher Award, presented to the creators of artistic works "which affirm the highest values of the human spirit. He won, and then went on to win the title again over the next three years, becoming the first and only poet to hold the title for four consecutive years.