Whereas

Name: Whereas
ISBN: 9781555979614

by Layli Long Soldier

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Whiting FoundationApril 1, 2016PoetryISBN 9781555979614

About This Book

Layli Long Soldier is recognized for her poetry — including the collection Whereas — for her formally innovative responses to U.S. government policies toward Native peoples and her lyric explorations of Oglala Lakota identity. This record is a writer-level placeholder for her Whiting Award.

About the Author

Layli Long SoldierUS

Layli Long Soldier is an Oglala Lakota poet and writer whose work moves between lyric poetry, document, and political critique. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she grew up across several US states and studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe and at Bard College. Her debut collection Whereas (2017) was published by Graywolf Press and became one of the most celebrated American poetry collections of its decade. Read more →