Native American Heritage Month

"A musical, magical, resilient volume from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States."

A self-proclaimed "vessel in which stories are told from time immemorial," poet dg nanouk okpik seamlessly melds both traditional and contemporary narrative, setting her apart from her peers. The result is a collection of poems that are steeped in the perspective of an Inuit of the twenty-first century--a perspective that is fresh, vibrant, and rarely seen in contemporary poetics. Fearless in her craft, okpik brings an experimental, yet poignant, hybrid aesthetic to her first book, making it truly one of a kind.

Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, and finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Poetry.

Finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry. "This strident, plaintive book introduces a major new voice in contemporary literature."

"These poets are bound by a common attitude as well as a common heritage...In their poems, they grapple with their heritage..."