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and conjures a world and a heroine readers will never forget

she discovers how important it is to remain true to the ways of her people — and to herself

The only people still able to dream are North America's Indigenous people

The Woman Who Married a Bear art and many other Great PlainsWinner of the Kenyon Review Earthworks Prize for Indigenous Poetry, Tiffany Midge deftly weaves Plains Indian myths into the present day and seeks to define love, the nature of desire, and identity in the twenty first century. The book includes a series of poems, each titled Considering Wakantanka, that connect the themes throughout the book. The Woman Who Married a Bear showcases the wholly individual voice of a talented poet.