Poem

Hydroreality: My List of Water Words Grows I have moved on from puddle, pond, creek, and wetland, from slough, swamp, marsh, brook, river. I add lagoon, loch. I swim stream, tarn, bayou, fjord, ocean, sea. Listen then dream ziibi, zaaga’igan, mashkiig, and gichigami. Now I am floating—beyond words, the writing of them. Floating mysterious in … Read more

Call of the drum By Brenda Austin (July 28, 2021) All across America, Indian nations big and small, are building ties that bind them, in answer to their brothers call. Women are being honored, and more protections put into place; men have strength and purpose, moving forward with ease and grace. Children, rooted in their … Read more