Voices of the Rainbow: Contemporary Poetry by Native Americans

Kenneth Rosen s haunting volume of poetry proves that the powerful and moving voice of Native Americans must be heard. More than two hundred poems embrace anguish, pride, and hope, representing twenty-four tribal affiliations, including, Sioux, Pawnee, Choctaw, Seminole, Laguna Pueblo, Cherokee, Anishinabe, Mohawk, Seneca, and Seminole. An Indian leader once asked a U.S. president: What visions, under the white man s way, are offered that will cause today s children to want tomorrow to come? In a sense, each poem in this volume is an attempt to confront and answer that very question.