Songs From This Earth on Turtle's Back: Contemporary American Indian Poetry

Poetry. Native American Studies. This anthology of poetry includes fifty-two poets from more than thirty-five different Native American nations. Some of the poets include Elizabeth Woody, Joy Harjo, Adrian C. Louis, Barney Bush, Jim Barnes, and Peter Blue Cloud. Each poet is introduced with a biographical paragraph followed by a selection of their poetry. The publication Booklist says this book is "recommended for large high school libraries as a generous collection of poems by present-day American Indian writers." Library Journal found it "essential for subject collection in academic and larger public libraries."