Simon J. Ortiz

Traces the progress of the Indians of North America from the time of the Creation to the present.

The weather--portrayed with vivid imagery--dominates this collection, set on the prairies. In Three Days Before Spring, Snow Again, he writes: "Wind is up again, / swirling and pushing around / like it had nowhere to go, / losing and finding things / and losing them again." By the author of Woven Stone.

An anthology on the life of Indians. In The Killing of a State Cop, an ex-soldier revenges himself for a lifetime of humiliation, while the title story is an old man's skeptical reaction to the landing on the moon. By an Indian writer.

Now it is My Turn to Stand. At Acoma Pueblo meetings, members rise and announce their intention to speak. In that moment they are recognized and heard. In Speaking for the Generations, Acoma Pueblo poet Simon Ortiz brings together contemporary Native American writers to take their turn. Each offers an evocation of herself or himself, describing the personal, social, and cultural influences on her or his development as a writer. Although each writer's...