The Whispering Wind: Poetry by Young American Indians

" This is an extraordinary collection of poetry written by a group of budding poets at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Indeed the poems selected in this volume reflect the young American Indian poet's dreams, hopes,yearnings and flashes of insight. Their poetic visions, covering such varied themes as Indian lore, the Vietnam Ar, childhood memories, thirst, and loneliness, are sensitive and vivid expression of a valuable, but hitherto ignored, facet of American literature.....". (quoted from the back-cover)