National Monuments Ojibwe Erdrich's poetry is literary in

Erdrich's poetry is literary in the best sense of the word

the powerful voices of Indigenous women across North America resound in this book

while turning her Red Diary—hidden where Gil will find it—into a manipulative farce

they construct an identity that challenges their alienation while at the same time situating themselves within contemporary notions of American Indian identity

National Monuments Ojibwe Erdrich's poetry is literary in2009 Minnesota Book Awards Winner for Poetry. "Erdrich's poems are beautiful and brave explorations of the depths of national identities and the real people who live them these are poems I loved reading." Robert Warrior, Director, University of Illinois American Indian Studies and the Native American House Deeply observant poems from a Native American poet with a wry sense of humor: Many of the poems in National Monuments explore bodies, particularly