Description
In this powerful debut poetry collection, family conflict, addiction, desire, and cultural inheritance converge in poems rooted in the Fort Mojave Indian Village and the charged mythologies of tribal, biblical, and classical worlds. A sister’s struggle with her brother’s meth addiction forms one emotional center, while fathers, lovers, athletes, and tricksters move through scenes that are intimate, communal, and often startlingly surreal. Darkly humorous, sensual, and linguistically vivid, the collection explores survival, memory, identity, and the complicated bonds that hold families together. Drawing on Indigenous history, contemporary life, and the author’s experience as a professional basketball player, these poems announce a distinctive and fearless new voice in American poetry.
Available Editions
paperback
Copper Canyon Press
Published Jan 1, 2022
ISBN: 9781556596049
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Details
First Published
2012
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Diaz.