{"product_id":"rebel-poet-continuing-the-oral-tradition-more-stories-from-a-21st-century-indian-paperback","title":"Rebel Poet (Continuing the Oral Tradition): More Stories from a 21st Century Indian - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouis V. Clark (Two Shoes)\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis eagerly anticipated follow-up to the breakout memoir \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Indian in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e delves more deeply into the themes of family, community, grief, and the struggle to make a place in the world when your very identity is considered suspect. In \u003ci\u003eRebel Poet: More Stories from a 21st Century Indian\u003c\/i\u003e, author Louis Clark examines the effects of his mother's alcoholism and his young sister's death, offers an intimate recounting of the backlash he faced as an Indian on the job, and celebrates the hard-fought sense of home he and his wife have created. \u003ci\u003eRebel Poet\u003c\/i\u003e continues the author's tradition of seamlessly mixing poetry and prose, and is at turns darker and more nuanced than its predecessor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised on the Oneida Reservation in northeastern Wisconsin, Louis V. Clark III turned to poetry to continue the oral tradition of his people, the People of the Standing Stone. He is a member of the Iroquois Confederacy and of the Bear clan. His first chapbook, titled \u003ci\u003eTwo Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in the spring of 2011 by the Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas. His memoir \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Indian in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, received the Midwest Booksellers Choice Award for 2017. He received a Fellowship Award for his work from the Oneida Nation Arts Program and the Wisconsin Arts Board. He and his wife live in Omro.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758070038816,"sku":"9780870209291","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b291defcc4fd214659cc420aca9a40a3.webp?v=1780117472","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rebel-poet-continuing-the-oral-tradition-more-stories-from-a-21st-century-indian-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}