Mary Tallmountain (1918–1994)
Author of The Light on the Tent Wall: A Bridging
About the Author
Works by Mary Tallmountain
Tallmountain, Mary Archive 1 copy
Haiku & Other Poetic forms 1 copy
Associated Works
Cries of the Spirit: A Celebration of Women's Spirituality (2000) — Contributor — 403 copies, 2 reviews
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry (2020) — Contributor — 374 copies, 4 reviews
Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women (1989) — Contributor — 360 copies
Talking Leaves: Contemporary Native American Short Stories (1991) — Contributor — 217 copies, 2 reviews
Reinventing the Enemy's Language: Contemporary Native Women's Writings of North America (1997) — Contributor — 182 copies, 1 review
A Gathering of Spirit: A Collection by North American Indian Women (1984) — Contributor — 165 copies
The Remembered Earth: An Anthology of Contemporary Native American Literature (1979) — Contributor — 77 copies
Songs from This Earth on Turtle's Back: Contemporary American Indian Poetry (1983) — Contributor — 73 copies
Song of the Turtle: American Indian Literature 1974-1994 (1996) — Contributor — 71 copies, 2 reviews
That's What She Said: Contemporary Poetry and Fiction by Native American Women (1984) — Contributor — 63 copies
I Tell You Now: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers (1987) — Contributor — 61 copies, 1 review
Nothing But the Truth: An Anthology of Native American Literature (2000) — Contributor — 54 copies, 2 reviews
Earth Power Coming: Short Fiction in Native American Literature (1983) — Contributor — 37 copies, 1 review
Dancing on the Rim of the World: An Anthology of Contemporary Northwest Native American Writing (Sun Tracks) (1990) — Contributor — 31 copies
Sinister Wisdom 22/23: A Gathering of Spirit: North American Indian Women's Issue (1983) — Contributor — 20 copies
Hozho: Walking in Beauty: Native American Stories of Inspiration, Humor, and Life (2001) — Contributor — 15 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1918-06-19
- Date of death
- 1994-09-02
- Gender
- female
Members
Reviews
A spare and intense story of a brutal winter in a remote Alaskan trapping camp. The protagonist loses both parents to disease and then finds herself falling under the cruel eye of her uncle. Even among the final scraps of her family, she cannot be sure of safety and when the inevitable happens, she must leave to find another place.
An invocation of family, tradition and the natural world - especially the harsh beauty of Alaska, fills the pages of this collection. The author preserves snapshots of her life and the life of her people through acutely observed and exquisitely rendered poems and prose excerpts.
Favorite Poems: Winterlock, The Potlatch, Light on the Tent Wall, The Figure in Clay, Bright Shining, O Dark Sister, There Is No Word For Goodbye, Once the Striped Quagga, To a Young Warrior Woman
Favorite Poems: Winterlock, The Potlatch, Light on the Tent Wall, The Figure in Clay, Bright Shining, O Dark Sister, There Is No Word For Goodbye, Once the Striped Quagga, To a Young Warrior Woman
A beautiful collection of poems about animals, family, nature and the power of connection. These poems speak to the history of the land and the legacy of the displacement both of the native animals and native peoples.
Favorite Poems: A Song for My Mother; Grandmother's Dream, Ggaal Comes Upriver; My Wild Birds Flying; Coyote's Desert Lament; Once the Striped Quagga; Brother Wolverine; The Last Wolf; I Am All These
Favorite Poems: A Song for My Mother; Grandmother's Dream, Ggaal Comes Upriver; My Wild Birds Flying; Coyote's Desert Lament; Once the Striped Quagga; Brother Wolverine; The Last Wolf; I Am All These
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- Works
- 9
- Also by
- 25
- Members
- 31
- Popularity
- #440,252
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 4