She lives with her family in Minnesota. With Laura Tohe, Erdrich co-edited the anthology Sister Nations: Native American Women on Community (2002). She was the 2019 Distinguished Visiting Professor in Liberal Arts at University of Minnesota Morris.[21]. Unable to piece together the reasons for the changes to her world, Fo feels she must go along with Arrins demands. The poem, "The Theft Outright" by Heid E. Erdrich, a Native American poet, refutes claims made in another poem, "The Gift Outright" by Robert Frost, that America was empty before the colonists. Tumultuous din of yon wild worlds alarms! We were the land before we were people, loamy roamers rising, so the stories go, or formed of clay, spit into with breath reeking soul. Poet Heid E. Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe, was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, and raised in nearby Wahpeton, North Dakota, where her Ojibwe mother and German American father taught at the Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school. Heid E. Erdrich is a poet, educator,and interdisciplinary artist. Up on the street, Fo rushes the militia camp as a diversion to allow Arrin to rescue the boy she calls her brother. [13] Scholar Scott Andrews reviewed the book stating that "These new poets of Native nations carry their voices into an indigenous future that settler colonialism tried to foreclose and that mainstream publishing too seldom recognizes," and noting that it was the first "substantial anthology of US Native poetry" since 1988. Early life and education Heid Ellen Erdrich was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, and was raised in Wahpeton, North Dakota. [8] She has also written short stories and nonfiction. Jonah got free but was unable to rescue Fo. Stung By Heid E. Erdrich She couldn't help but sting my finger, clinging a moment before I flung her to the ground. She fell in love then, she fell in line leaf litter, sand grain, in devastating force, crushing the petals for the scent. That ever with your verdant locks ye wove. she un-balls the socks, She is also the editor ofNew Poets of Native Nations(Graywolf Press, 2018) and coeditor ofSister Nations: Native American Women Writers on Community (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2002). She frantically tells Fiona to cut her hair and get to safety but does not offer any shelter. Her gold is true, not the trick evening light plays on my roses. Heres just one poem, by Heid E. Erdrich, who lives in Minnesota. By Heid E. Erdrich. She lives in Minnesota. She was born in 1963 in Breckenridge, Minnesota, grew up in Wahpeton, North Dakota, andis Ojibwe enrolled at Turtle Mountain. They are to fight to the death as spectators make wagers. [3] Their maternal grandfather, Patrick Gourneau, was the tribal chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe from 1953 to 1959 and fought against Indian termination. A militia member uses electromagnetic arm and leg cuffs to immobilize Fo. Fo and Bowen spy on a meeting between Governor Soneschen (the local authority who rules inside the wall) and the raiders, a group of rough, lustful men who keep beasts captive and drink their blood to gain their strength. Heid E. Erdrich comes to us as a part of the generous 'American Life in Poetry' project by Ted Kooser & The Poetry Foundation. [9] More recently, Erdrich has garnered attention and won awards from Co-Kisser Poetry Festival and Southwestern Association for Indian Artists for her video-poems or poem filmsshort, collaborative pieces treating contemporary indigenous themes including the Idle No More movement. Heid E. Erdrich reads and discusses her poem "Peacemaking" on July 13, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. And she mortally threatened, wholly unaware. to the ground. Soneschen is now safely imprisoned; Fo and Bowen will recover and Jonah might recover as well. Heid E. Erdrich (born November 26, 1963) is a poet, editor, and writer. Realizing she is female, he also recognizes her as his former neighbor on whom he had a lasting crush. Ye guardian giants of this solitude! She earned a to the ground. Spooky, scary, and fun poems that will make your hair curl. Life in poetry is a free newsletter for poetry publications and allpoetry is a free community to encourage & educate poets. Her second anthology, New Poets of Native Nations, featuring Native poets who have published first books since the year 2000, was published by Graywolf Press in 2018. [14], With her sister Louise, she founded The Birchbark House fund at the Minneapolis Foundation, with the intent of supporting Native writing and Native language revitalization. Erdrich is the editor ofNew Poets of Native Nations(Graywolf Press, 2018). clinging a moment before I flung her Fo tries to speak, but the Governor cuts the sound to hide that she is not a vicious beast. She has twice won a Minnesota Book Award for poetry. BY HEID E. ERDRICH Late summer, late afternoon, my work interrupted by bees who claim my tea, even my pen looks flower-good to them. No warning from either of us: 39). in devastating force, crushing the petals for scent. Arrin and the Level Five female attack Fo but Jonah attempts to protect her. Her whole life just a few weeks, and my pain subsided in a moment. Arrin chops off Fos hair with a knife and leads her through the dark tunnels to a militia camp. I keep a crude poetry log every year. 3). Erdrich is Ojibwe enrolled at Turtle Mountain. Heid E. Erdrich's most popular book is A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota. I include a title page and table of contents which takes up two pages so that I am left with 37 pages as canvas with which to work. in devastating force, crushing the petals for the scent. As 17-year-old Fiona Tarsis battles both beasts and humans in an effort to stay alive and learn the truth, the novel explores themes of humanity and violence through the lens of gender dynamics. read poems by this poet. Jonah kills the Level Five female; Arrin lies lifeless. The Governor lunges at Fo to kill her, but Bowen shoots him. Heid E. Erdrich has 20 books on Goodreads with 11271 ratings. Bethany Wiggins is also the author of the Transference series and the novel Shifting (2011). She couldn't help but sting my finger, that I do this daily, alone with the gold last light, Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Study Guide of Stung by Bethany Wiggins. She earned two master's degrees from Johns Hopkins University, one in poetry (1989) and another in fiction (1990). Bowen climbs the wall to communicate to those outside that a cure will soon help those afflicted by the vaccine. View. What was your favorite poem that you came across in 2018? [10][11] One of the central collaborators in these video-poems is painter and digital media artist Jonathan Thunder. she sleeping in the richness of those petals, [4], Erdrich graduated from Dartmouth College in 1986 with a B.A. Stung earned a Starred Review from Kirkus; a sequel, Cured, was published in 2014. Do you keep a poem diary? Fo wakes up at the medical facility where her sister Lissa is now a nurse and Dr. Graysons wife. two by two, you marry the socks. Given over to love, *For more videos please visit https://www.20summers.orgAll Rights Reserved after Frost. Arrin threatens to kill Fo if Fo does not comply. Theft Outright And The Absolutely True Diary Of A Native American. She is a guest editor at the Yellow Medicine Review, a journal devoted to indigenous literature and art; and she co-edited a volume of writing by Native American women with Navajo poet Laura Tohe. This is the fifth edition of Toms Best of Poetry and I have it down to a science, being able to use the prior years as a template. clinging a moment before I flung her Tell All The Truth But Tell It Slant by Emily Dickinson. Feeling chilled to the bone while fishing in January is an endurable compromise for doing something you love. The first year I made the book it took a little figuring out. While at the hotel, Fiona recalls several important memories: Four years before, the bee flu came from genetically modified honeybees designed by government scientists to stabilize the dwindling bee population; the vaccine for the flu was discovered to cause violent tendencies; bees are now extinct, necessitating pollination of crops by human hand; doctors placed Fo and Jonah in medically-induced comas to await a cure after Jonah inadvertently killed their father. Hang in the golden tresses of the lime, Her whole life just a few weeks, Before the fields have finished, No warning from either of us: The four are released to the pit, an abandoned swimming pool covered in plexiglass with spectators watching from above. The film version of this poem is a collaborative . With her sister, the writerLouise Erdrich, she founded and lead the Turtle Mountain Writing Workshop. And she mortally threatened, wholly unaware. She is currently guest curator at Amherst College's Mead Museum. Instinct tells her to cover the mark she finds on her hand: a tattooed oval with 10 lines that resembles a spider. Contributor: Erdrich, Heid E. - Tohe, Laura Date: 2003-03-04; You might also like . Heid E. Erdrich reads poems from Little Big Bully - YouTube 0:00 / 3:34 Heid E. Erdrich reads poems from Little Big Bully 466 views Oct 6, 2020 Poet Heid Erdrich reads from her. evening light plays on my roses. The vaccine was later discovered to cause uncontrollable rage and superhuman strength in those who received it; people transformed by these side effects are called beasts. Being a Level Ten, Fiona is expected to turn into the most violent kind of beast. Her gold is true, not the trick. She couldn't help but sting my finger, American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation (www.poetryfoundation.org), publisher of, Profanity : Our optional filter replaced words with *** on this page . Synopsis: "Pre-Occupied" is a new and experimental form, the poem-film. She was the 2019 Distinguished Visiting Professor in Liberal Arts at University of Minnesota Morris, the Glasgow Writer-in-Residence for Washington and Lee University in 2021, and the Elliston poet-in-residence at the University of Cincinnati in 2022. She doesn't write about these subjects as much as she uses them to create a complex field of meaning across which her marvelous intelligence travels.". Her whole life just a few weeks, and my pain subsided in a moment. Heid E. Erdrich (born November 26, 1963) is a poet, editor, and writer. It is a google Docs that I add poems as I come across that I like throughout the year. Poem reprinted by permission of Heid E. Erdrich and the publisher. Her gold is true, not the trick evening light plays on my roses. Here's just one poem, by Heid E. Erdrich, who lives in Minnesota. The last chapter indicates that Soneschen has escaped from custody. Her whole life just a few weeks, Collected here are poems of great breadth--long narratives, political outcries, experimental works, and traditional lyrics--and the result is an essential anthology of . Fos clothing becomes torn and he sees the fabric binding her breasts. She curls into herself, stinger twitching, gilt wings folded. summary. of Minnesota Pr., James P. Lenfesty, Ed., 2016). Heid Ellen Erdrich was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, and was raised in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Also in 2022, Erdrich taught for a term in NAIS at Dartmouth College. Erdrich is the editor of New Poets of Native Nations (Graywolf Press, 2018). She has received two Minnesota Book Awards, as well as fellowships and awards from the National Poetry Series, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Bush Foundation, Loft Literary Center, First Peoples Fund, and others. And she mortally threatened, wholly unaware of the gleaming new front loader. . Contact us for more info or to be an allpoetry mentor. Stung She couldn't. With Laura Tohe, Erdrich co-edited the anthologySister Nations: Native American Women on Community(2002). Event Date April 29, 2022 . Poem copyright 2016 by Heid Erdrich, Stung, from If Bees Are Few: A Hive of Bee Poems (Univ. then the hand, my hand, cupping the bloom In the cold, she hardly had her wits to buzz. In the sewer tunnels, Arrin betrays Fo, leading her directly into the hands of the black market. Used with permission of the poet. Heid E. Erdrich Collaborative artist, filmmaker, and independent curator Heid E. Erdrich teaches in the low-residency MFA Creative Writing program of Augsburg College. "Pre-Occupied": Written by Heid E. Erdrich. Her gold is true, not the trick Of her work, Dorianne Laux writes, Heid E. Erdrichs poems ferry us back and forth between what fuels us and what makes us human.. Will arrive to me! American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation (www.poetryfoundation.org), publisher of Poetry magazine. I typically include two to four poems of my own. American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation (www.poetryfoundation.org), publisher of, Profanity : Our optional filter replaced words with *** on this page . Bowens militia friend Tommy helps to carry the wounded Bowen down the elevator shaft into the sewers. Before the Christmas tree, She passes the home of a school acquaintance; the girl, Jacqui, looks much older and is disguised as a boy. Erdrich is the author of several poetry collections, including Little Big Bully(Penguin Books, 2020);Curator of Ephemera at the New Museum for Archaic Media(Michigan State University Press, 2017); Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems (2012); National Monuments(2008), winner of the Minnesota Book Award;The Mothers Tongue(2005), part of Salt Publishings award-winning Earthworks Series of Native American and Latin American literature; andFishing for Myth(1997). Her gold is true, not the trick. Given over to love long ago, when her own Her most recent book is "Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems" from the University of Arizona Press. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. to the ground. When she looks in the mirror, she is shocked to see that she is not 13 as she remembers but a much older teen. Oh, knit your mighty limbs around, above, I warn a delivery man that my bees, who all summer have been tame as cows, now grow frantic, aggressive, difficult to shoo from the house. We do not accept unsolicited submissions. They give readers a splendid gift: the gift of touching another human being's inner . Fiona wanders on; shots fired in the distance make her desperately afraid, so when a young girl tells her to hide in the sewers, she does. Heid edited the 2018 anthology New Poets of Native Nations from Graywolf Press (2018). A man comes racing up the stairs and Fo fires the rifle not realizing the man is Bowen. We do not accept unsolicited submissions. [7], Erdrich has published several volumes of poetry: Fishing for Myth (1997); The Mother's Tongue (2005); National Monuments (2008), which won the Minnesota Book Award;[5] Cell Traffic (2012); and Curator of Ephemera at the New Museum for Archaic Media (2017), which won the Minnesota Book Award in 2018. Bowen hopes to keep Fo safe until Sunday, when the gate in the wall will open and he can deliver her to the lab, where doctors test cures on unturned vaccinated people. She earned a BA from Dartmouth College and two MAs from the Johns Hopkins University, in poetry and fiction. The work-song of the bees, whose honeyed wings Her whole life just a few weeks, and my pain subsided in a moment. 1 She couldn't help but sting my finger, 2 clinging a moment before I flung her 3 to the ground. Originally a hyper-linked text written for the website 99 Poems for the 99%, poet Heid E. Erdrich created a visual landscape of associations and references that match the tremendous irony of how the word " occupy " can be meant. I make it the size of a 1/2 sheet of paper folded over, and I had to come up with a template on where to place each poem so that it worked out. A Dr. Grayson arrives to help Fo. Get the days top entertainment headlines delivered to your inbox every morning. Poem copyright 2016 by Heid Erdrich, Stung, from, Before The Ice Is In The Pools by Emily Dickinson, Tell All The Truth But Tell It Slant by Emily Dickinson. Lissa explains that Dr. Grayson discovered a cure but that Governor Soneschen murdered each healed child because he wanted to maintain his powerful position within the walled society. Her gold is true, not the trick Her gold is true, not the trick He is Dreyden Bowen, a former neighbor her age. of Minnesota Pr., James P . Erdrich is the Guest Editor for Poem-a-Day in November 2020. She is the author of five collections of poetry, including National Monuments, which won the 2009 Minnesota Book Award. The raiders eagerly accept the Governors offer to let them have Fo if they can find her. Erdrich teaches in the low-residency MFA creative writing program of Augsburg College. From author Heid E. Erdrich " Pre-Occupied " is a rather recent and experimental form, the poem-film. I blame the second blooms come out in hot colors, defiant vibrancy The University of Minnesota Press has published a wonderful new collection of bee poems, If Bees Are Few, which may in some small way help the bees and will certainly offer some honey to poetry lovers. gilt wings folded. [16], In addition to being a poet, writer, and editor, Erdrich also has curated museum exhibitions in the Twin City area and across the nation. gilt wings folded. Her gold is true, not the trick. The air is full of countless voices, joined And she mortally threatened, wholly unaware They kiss in the dark while the militia scour the building. Poem copyright 2016 by Heid Erdrich, "Stung," from If Bees Are Few: A Hive of Bee Poems (Univ. 2016. American Life in Poetry is supported by the Poetry Foundation and the English department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I have provided a link if you would like to read them. Chapter-by-chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis, The ultimate resource for assignments, engaging lessons, and lively book discussions. in devastating force, crushing the petals for the scent. Before the skaters go, Stung is a 2013 work of young adult fiction by Bethany Wiggins. A sensor reads Fionas oval tattoo beneath the concealer. When a beast breaks into the camp, Fo accompanies Bowen as he tries to cuff the attacker. We were the land's before we were. Or the land was ours before you were a land. Erdrich's new book, "Little Big Bully" (from Penguin), won the 2022 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry from the Library of Congress. One early exhibition was part of the larger series called "Greening the Riverfront" which is a project aimed at exploring the history and transformation of the Minneapolis Riverfront. And close me in for ever! let me dwell Her whole life just a few weeks, In 2016, Erdrich's "every-blest-thing-seeing-eye" was named the Winter Book by the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. With the wood spirits, in the darkest cell The leader of the black-market men double crosses Arrin, taking her to await the pits as well. The Governor threatens to kill Bowen, Fo, Dr. Grayson, and Jonah to hide how Dr. Graysons cure worked on Fo. Heid E. Erdrich writes and publishes poetry and non-fiction. [12], Some of her video-poem works include: [1][2], In addition to her own writing, Erdrich also promotes the work of other Native American authors. Her parents, older sister Lissa, and twin brother Jonah are missing. in devastating force, crushing the petals for the scent. This guide references the 2013 edition of the novel published by Bloomsbury. In the cold, she hardly had her wits to buzz. The house is decrepit and abandoned. The girl, Arrin, stinks of raw sewage and insists that Fo owes her for saving her life. She curls into herself, stinger twitching. gilt wings folded. that I do this daily, alone with the gold last light, in what seems to me an act of love. As 17-year-old Fiona Tarsis battles both beasts and humans in an effort to stay alive and learn the truth, the novel explores themes of humanity and violence through the lens of gender dynamics. in what seems to me an act of love. in a march of millions, you pair them, Since leaving full-time teaching, Erdrich has taught at Augsburg University in the MFA in writing low-residency program and elsewhere. Her own work has been featured in numerous anthologies including the Oxford University Press Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry--Volume 2 (2014, edited by . In a 2012 review of Cell Traffic, critic Elizabeth Hoover wrote of Erdrich: "It's too pedestrian to say she "writes about" biology, history, spirituality, motherhood and her heritage as Ojibwe Indian and German American. The next day the militia arrives at the factory to roust them from hiding, but Bowen and Fo stay safe in a secret room. Bowen uses a grenade to destroy the plexiglass. Poem copyright 2016 by Heid E. Erdrich from If Bees Are Few: A Hive of Bee Poems (University of Minnesota Press, 2016), and reprinted by by permission of the author and publisher. Their father Ralph (German-American) and mother Rita (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe) taught at a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school[2] for the Turtle Mountain Band. I then create a little hand bound book of poetry, making covers for it and give it away at Christmas to family and friends. The militia arrests the Governor. Heid E. Erdrich has selected twenty-one poets whose first books were published after the year 2000 to highlight the exciting works coming up after Joy Harjo and Sherman Alexie. lets fall debris of days, Bowens brother Duncan also lives within the wall. These men purchase vaccine victims for the pits, arena-style battles between beasts. She curls into herself, stinger twitching, gilt wings folded. [1] She comes from a family of seven siblings including sisters Louise Erdrich (well-known contemporary Native writer of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction) and Lise Erdrich (also a published writer). [5][6] Erdrich holds a PhD in Arts and Sciences in Native American Literature and Writing from Union Institute. Is tarnished by the snow. [17], Her honors include a National Poetry Series award, two Minnesota Book Awards and a Native Arts and Cultures National Fellowship. Heres just one poem, by Heid Erdrich, who lives in Minnesota. she sleeping in the richness of those petals, then the hand, my hand, cupping the bloom. Heid grew up in Wahpeton, North Dakota and is Ojibwe enrolled at Turtle Mountain. Fos neighborhood streets are strewn with trash and abandoned vehicles. In the cold, she hardly had her wits to buzz. She received a BA from Dartmouth College, two MA degrees from the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, and a PhD from the Union Institute. He explains that they are both 17 now and that Fionas tattoo indicates that she received 10 doses of the bee flu vaccine four years before. in Literature and Creative Writing. Her gold is true, not the trick evening light plays on my roses. Have you ever made your own hand bound book? 'Spare Us!' Her films have won awards from Co-Kisser Poetry Festival and Southwestern Association for Indian Artists. *Heid E. Erdrich is the author of seven collections of poetry. Sometime in the near future, teenager Fiona Fo Tarsis awakens in her bedroom in the Denver suburbs, but everything about her home is changed. American Life in Poetry is made possible . In the cold, she hardly had her wits to buzz. In his poem, Frost claims that America was "unstoried, artless, [and . Poet Heid Erdrich reads from her latest, Little Big Bully, published October 6, 2020. she sleeping in the richness of those petals, Short poem film based on a poem by Heid E. Erdrich, directed by Elizabeth Day The three videos Erdrich will present tomorrow night vary dramatically in range and tone, from a sweet. Search more than 3,000 biographies of contemporary and classic poets. she sleeping in the richness of those petals, then the hand, my hand, cupping the bloom. Stung. then the hand, my hand, cupping the bloom [1] The Theft Outright. This page is not available in other languages. Erdrich directs Wiigwaas Press, an Ojibwe language publisher. Her whole life just a few weeks. picks it all for the sake that I do this daily, alone with the gold last light. Her most recent book is Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems from the University of Arizona Press. From the ill-sight of men, and from the rude, The setting is a near-future dystopia in which honeybees are extinct, resulting in famine and a breakdown of societal infrastructures. She curls into herself, stinger twitching, gilt wings folded. gilt wings folded. Stung By Heid E. Erdrich She couldn't help but sting my finger, clinging a moment before I flung her to the ground. and my pain subsided in a moment. Fo finds herself in a line of cages with Jonah, a Level Five female, and Arrin. Poet Heid E. Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe, was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, and raised in nearby Wahpeton, North Dakota, where her Ojibwe mother and German American father taught at the Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school. I have found over time that long poems dont lend itself to this format, so a poem has to fit on no more than two pages to make the cut and be included. The men, who believe Fo is male, react with interest and fear in seeing her Level Ten tattoo and keep guns drawn on her. Stung earned a Starred Review from Kirkus; a sequel, Cured, was published in 2014. Copyright 2023, The Spokesman-Review | Community Guidelines | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy, In Timothy Egans new book A Fever in the Heartland, Madge Oberholtzer, the woman who brought down the Klan, gets her due, Another Prince Harry book? Originally written for the website 99 Poems for the 99%, poet Heid E. Erdrich created a visual landscape of associations and references that match the tremendous irony of how the word "occupy" can be meant. He discovers Bowens terrible gunshot wound and says Fos kisses helped Bowen stay alive, as she carries trace amounts of the vaccines strength-giving properties. Heid E. Erdrich at the 2018 Texas Book Festival, Last edited on 15 December 2022, at 19:31, Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories and Recipes from the Upper Midwest, "2018 Minnesota Book Award winners announced", "Heid Erdrich's new collection named the 2016 Winter Book", "Poet Heid Erdrich Finds Herself Pre-Occupied", "Heid E. Erdrich, Poet, Curator, Editor, Is Having a Busy Year", "Ojibwe Poet Heid Erdrich Talks about Her Love of Language", "About Heid E. Erdrich | Academy of American Poets", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heid_E._Erdrich&oldid=1127622862, Undead Faerie Goes Great with India Pale Ale, This page was last edited on 15 December 2022, at 19:31. Erdrich is the author of numerous collections, includingLittle Big Bully (PenguinEditions, 2020), which received the 2022 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry;Verb Animate(Tinderbox Editions, 2020); andCurator of Ephemera at the New Museum for Archaic Media(Michigan State University Press, 2017). Heid E. Erdrich is the author of Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems (University of Arizona Press, 2012) and National Momuments (Michigan State University Press, 2008), among others. From 2014 to 2022, she taught in the low-residency MFA creative writing program at Augsburg University. The shuddering leaves, the hidden water springs, [5] Erdrich teaches writing in the Augsburg University low-residency MFA Creative Writing program, which is dedicated to advancing the work and careers of aspiring writers. Her own work has been featured in numerous anthologies including the Oxford University PressAnthology of Contemporary American Poetry--Volume 2(2014, edited by Cary Nelson). that I do this daily, alone with the gold last light, Poem copyright 2016 by Heid Erdrich, Stung, from. Little Big Bully (PenguinEditions, 2020)Verb Animate (Tinderbox Editions, 2020).Curator of Ephemera at the New Museum for Archaic Media(Michigan State University Press, 2017)Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems (University of Arizona Press, 2012)National Monuments (Michigan State University Press, 2008)The Mothers Tongue (Salt Publishing, 2005)Fishing for Myth (New Rivers Press, 1997), Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2013), Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038, uest Editor for Poem-a-Day in November 2020.