This is such a strong book, written in a strong plain style. Red Hawk is like Whitman because he can contain multitudes and yet he is always so authentically himself. Behind all these [poems] there is always one single simple thing which is Red Hawk's own voice. Haunting and stark, ironic and spare. "These poems are desperately important to us all today because Red Hawk has that rarest of all virtues - a sense of civilization, something most of us have forgotten all about. Behind each of these miraculously crafted poems, Red _ Hawk speaks of the wise silence and the raw courage -J51) and the animal honesty and the elemental pride we will all be needing if we are to survive on this god-forsaken planet as free men and women." -William Packard, editor, New York Quarterly

Sioux Dog Dance: Shunk Ah Weh

Literature & Fiction

Red Hawk

Poetry

Cleveland State Univ Poetry Center

Journey of the medicine man (The August House poetry series)

August House

Journey of the Medicine Man

UNKNO

The Law of the Land

Humanity suffers from "Nature-Deficit-Disorder." We have lost touch with the Earth, the Great Law-Giver. These poems tell of a moral code derived from the Earth. Part I shows the moral code of the Lakota Sioux, a Plains Indian tribe whose way of life was taken from them. Part III is the moral code of a former US Army sharpshooter, a killer of Indians who took part in the destruction of the Lakota. Both are moral codes of actions, not words. The middle section reconciles these two opposing codes; it is the Law of the Land, the Earth's moral code which affects animal, mineral and vegetable. This is the Law which prevails over us all; it is immortal and omniscient-it has the final say. With stark and powerful language, The Law of the Land tells a poetic fable through three voices from America's past, each describing their own unique stories and perspectives which impart lessons about life and morality. Though these voices (and their moral codes) appear in opposition, they interact in ways which illuminate a complex relationship between them. Red Hawk's poems originate from an intelligent and spiritual soul, and they reveal wisdom about the nature of life, America's history, and our relationship with Mother Earth that is well worth listening to.

United States

Aubade Publishing

Book of Lamentations

The Bitter Oleander Press

Brave and clear, 250 new poems from the inestimable Red Hawk. He sees the human condition with open eyes, the insight of experience, and ruthless honesty. Original cover art by Gary Simmons. Noisy Little Men/ Where i work there is a noisy little man who talks too much and often speaks badly of others, hurtfully and without human feeling in the name of truth. Those who hurt and hide behind the truth are a dangerous bunch. i have done it myself and know the kind of sorrow which compels it so i try to take it like a gentleman, kindly and without harsh judgement which is not easy for a noisy little man like myself. i fear the world is full of men like me who talk all the time and say very little, while those who say little and try to say it very well are rare indeed. Hush, you noisy little man before you anger the God whose breath you squander. You do not want to anger that One; God is no gentleman.

Wreckage with a Beating Heart

Hohm Press

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