#JLFBoulder 2015: Raising the Spirits

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Channel: Jaipur Literature Festival · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Poetry can be an ecstatic out-of-body experience. Soul searching journeys and the celebration of a deep and pervasive animism have the capacity to transform the nature of literary experience. Four acclaimed writers and poets discuss the distinctive Native American traditions with empathy and understanding, interpreting the American past from diverse perspectives including archaeology, anthropology, autobiographical narration, feminism and environmental issues.

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