Native American Writing
Acclaimed poet Layli Long Soldier joins Ian McMillan to explore her poetry.
Poets Layli Long Soldier who is Oglala Lakota, and Natalie Diaz who is Mojave, join Ian McMillan for a programme in which they explore the power of pleasure, the effect of recurring images - and the way language can fall short in conveying apology. Professor Sarah Rivett explores the profound impact that Algonquin languages have had on the European mindset, and on the culture of the USA.
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Natalie Diaz
Natalie DiazÌýis aÌýÌýÌý, an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Tribe. She was a 2018 MacArthur Fellow. Diaz teaches at Arizona State University and is also a language activist and former professional basketball player. Her latest collection of poetry ‘Postcolonial Love Poem’ is forthcoming from Faber.
Layli Long Soldier
Layli Long Soldier isÌý.ÌýShe is a poet, writer, feminist, artist, and activist. ‘Whereas’, her debut collection of poetry won the Ìýin Poetry and is published by Picador.
Sarah Rivett
Sarah Rivett is Professor of English and American Studies at Princeton University. She is the author of The Science of the Soul in Colonial New England (2011) and Unscripted America: Indigenous Languages and the Origins of a Literary Nation (2017).
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- Fri 7 Feb 2020 22:00Â鶹Éç Radio 3
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