The Empty Plate
Me Too by Mikayla Patton of the Institute of American Indian Arts
Later on my mother called me and my two older brothers into the bedroom to tell us our father went to heaven.
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I fight like a Woman-Winona LaDuke by Lorenza Marcais of the Institute of American Indian Arts
Coyote reminds us you need a little crazy;
And a laugh or two.
Graduation
Murmuration by Tyra Wilson of College of the Muscogee Nation
Land of Enchantment Rural Route 53 – Westbound 55 mph Isolated with pot holes A jack rabbit scurries across Ditat Dues – God Enriches Stateline – Westbound – I-40 75 mph Fast pace Small. Big. Large. Semis Travel Stops to …
All Alone
Untitled by Arlita Meek of Sinte Gleska University
Got so much pain more than I can contain Put that little bloodsucker back on my vein Yeah I’m supposed to be happy of course But I’m hyperventilating put me to bed by force. Hate waking up, I’ll sleep thru …
Doing Time
Timeless by Aaron Yazzie of the Institute of American Indian Arts
There are liquid nooses that drip from the roof tops in White Clay. Entwined are the bodies of many Lakota men and women who purchased an addiction by paying with their lives. She is held without bond within the four …
2017 AIHEC Student Poetry Slam Video
On the opening evening of the 2017 AIHEC Student Conference in Rapid City, students from an array of TCUs entertained conference goers with the spoken word at the annual poetry slam.
Cheii’s House
Another World by Art Paige Allen of of Dine College
Walking into house It smells like cedar and soap Forgets all troubles Samantha Mitchell is a single parent of two beautiful children who motivate her to pursue her degree so that she can provide a better life for them. She …
To be an:
Carmen in the Cupboard by Carmen Selam of the Institute of American Indian Arts
Overarching assumption restricted to stigmA Reluctantly given access to the American dreaM Ironically, only reserved for their first refugE Granted rights and ownership but revised on papeR Involuntarily added to cultural genocide alumnI Neglected healthy natural diet until clinically diabetiC …
Where the Dragons Live
Untitled I by Tammy Hammer of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
I live on the south side of a peninsula, on the borders of society, subtle changes from boulders to sand. Witness the exchange of forces between the tide and the moon, follow the tracks of the wary animals calling this …