Whereas: Poems by Layli Long Soldier

Whereas: Poems

Layli Long Soldier

114 pages first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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Finalist for the National Book Award for PoetryWHEREAS her birth signaled the responsibility as mother to teach what it is to be Lakota therein the question: What did I know about being Lakota? Signaled panic, blood rush my embarrassment. What did...

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Moods

reflective 81%
challenging 75%
emotional 65%
informative 53%
sad 25%
dark 21%
inspiring 21%
hopeful 15%
tense 12%
adventurous 3%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 32%
fast 10%

Average rating

4.42

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