Tending the fire

By Christopher Felver

Subjects: Biography, Indian poets -- United States -- Biography, Indians of north america, social life and customs, Indian authors, American poetry -- Indian authors, Indians of North America -- Portraits, Indian poets, American poetry, indian authors, Portraits, Indians of North America -- Social life and customs, Indians of North America, Indians of north america, pictorial works, Social life and customs, American poetry, Indians of north america, biography, Indian poets -- United States -- Portraits, Poetry, Indians of North America -- Biography, Poets, biography, Indians of North America -- Poetry

Description: "Christopher Felver's Tending the Fire celebrates the poets and writers who represent the wide range of Native American voices in literature today. In these commanding portraits, Felver's distinctive visual signature and unobtrusive presence capture each artist's strength, integrity, and character. Accompanying each portrait is a handwritten poem or prose piece that helps reveal the origin of the poet's language and legends. As the individuals share their unique voices, Tending the Fire introduces us to the diversity and complexity of Native culture through the authors' generous and passionate stories."--Publisher's website.