gains the respect of all those around her

nervy and self-deprecating

It centers individual practices

Yunkaporta is so smart

Balancing wit and sorrow in a work of satire

Ancient Light elders gains the respect of allElegiac and powerful, Ancient Light uses lyric, narrative, and concrete poems to give voice to some of the most pressing ecological and social issues of our time. With vision and resilience, Kimberly Blaesers poetry layers together past, present, and futures. Against a backdrop of pandemic loss and injustice, MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women), hidden graves at Native American boarding schools, and destructive environmental practices,