A generous spirit : selected work by Beth Brant / edited by Janice Gould ; foreword by Lee Maracle ; afterword by Deborah Miranda.

"A Generous Spirit: Selected Work by Beth Brant collects the writing of Beth Brant, Mohawk lesbian poet, essayist, and activist. During her life, Brant's work gave voice to an often unacknowledged Two-Spirit identity, and today, her words represent continued strength, growth, and connection in the f...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Works. Selections
Sapphic classics.
Sinister wisdom ; 114.
Inanna poetry & fiction series.
Main Author: Brant, Beth, 1941-2015 (Author)
Other Authors: Gould, Janice, 1949-2019 (Editor)
Maracle, Lee (writer of foreword.)
Miranda, Deborah A. (writer of afterword.)
Language:English
Published: Dover, FL : Toronto, Canada : Sinister Wisdom ; Inanna Publications & Education Inc., [2019]
Series:Sapphic classics.
Sinister wisdom ; 114.
Inanna poetry & fiction series.
Subjects:
Genre:
Ownership and Custodial History:
MSU: Material laid in: One postcard advertisement for Pinko Commie Dyke by Julie R. Enszer and one postcard-sized publisher's advertisement.
Local Note:
LM copy 1 gift from Tim Retzloff.
MSU: The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
MSU: Gift of Tim Retzloff, 2020.
Physical Description:195 pages : portrait ; 22 cm.
Issued also in electronic formats.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Foreword / by Lee Maracle
  • Working class dreams: an introduction to the work of Beth Brant
  • Native Origin
  • Mohawk trail
  • For all my grandmothers
  • Coyote learns a new trick
  • Garnet Lee
  • Danny
  • Her name is Helen
  • A long story
  • A sinple act
  • Wild turkeys
  • This place
  • Food & spirits
  • Turtle Gal
  • The good red read
  • Anodynes and amulets
  • Recovery and transformation
  • From the inside--looking at you
  • Physical prayers
  • Writing as witness
  • Afterword: Beth Brant's gift
  • Bibliography
  • About the editor.