Distant Water

Distant WaterAn exquisite debut poetry collection exploring the way Nez Perce language embodies the inseparable connection of land, sound, and spirit. Drawing its title from the Nez Perce word for ocean, distant water explores the mysterious process through which language is conveyed from one body to another, moving through waters, kin, memory, and breath. In this meditative, expansive collection, Beth Piatote reveals language as a shared vibration, a life force

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and reflect on what guides us in our own walk on Mother Earth

including its local context

and records by artists as distinct as Johnny Cash

and photographs of the featured Diné writers and artists

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She sets off alone in search of Jimmy through the Douglas Channel and heads for Monkey Beach--a shore famed for its sasquatch sightings

is a collection of new essays on the legacy of Vine Deloria

and abstract expressionist modes to tell the complex story of Guam’s people

and he sang of his whole being with a voice that carried like the cry of a wolf

Diaz continues to demonstrate her masterful use of language while reinventing narratives about desire

and white supremacy