Poetry. "John Smelcer's poems bring one a strong sense of his ancestry, his constant and haunting awareness of the indigenous life so grievously wounded yet still alive around and in him.. This gives his work an unusual and valuable resonance" - Denise Levertov.

Songs from an Outcast

Literature & Fiction

Smelcer, John E.

Poetry

UCLA American Indian Studies Center

Alaska Native Oral Narrative Literature: A Guidebook & Bibliographic Index

Ahtna Native Corp.

Folklore. Mythology. With an introduction by Gary Snyder and a foreward by the editor. John Smelcer, himself of Ahtna descent, here collects 26 tales from his tribe, also known as the Copper River Indians of Alaska. Raven, Loon, Mouse, Owl, Porcupine, Spider Woman, Rabbit, Fox, Wolf and others, these stories can serve as an introduction (and a prelude) to the rich oral traditions of the Ahtna Athabaskans of Alaska's Copper River. (James Kari) Dale Seeds comments that with its maps, photographs, and biographies (of storytellers), it offers a unique insight into the oral narrative through both a sense of place and personalities. It is an important voice...

In the Shadows of Mountains

Mythology & Folk Tales

Salmon Run Press

Ahtna noun dictionary with pronunciation guide

Reference

The Ahtna Heritage Foundation

<p>A book about the March, 1964, earthquake that struck Alaska. It created the larges tidal waves in history. The coastal village of Chenega was destroyed by three massive tsunamis. These are the survivor's stories, forty years in the making.</p>

Day That Cries Forever

History

Americas

Todd Communications

Alaskan native John E. Smelcer's poems are "clear, rueful, courageous, sardonic, hard-lived, and backed up with a big heart and life-knowledge," as poet Gary Snyder says. Smelcer, the only surviving speaker, reader, and writer of his native language, Ahtna, includes several poems in his native language. W. P. Kinsella says "This is poetry as it should be, without a wasted word, with unparalleled attention to sound and rhythm."

Without Reservation: New & Selected Poems (New Odyssey Series)

Truman State Univ Pr

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