Native American Poetry
This list of poetry by North American Indigenous poets was created by librarians at The Seattle Public Library. (Created March 2025)
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Living Nations, Living Words
Edited by Joy Harjo, this recent anthology collects poetry by contemporary Indigenous poets throughout North America and beyond.
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Removal Acts
Born and raised in Oregon, Lynch is a descendant of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
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Mankiller Poems
The first woman elected to serve as the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Mankiller also wrote poetry throughout her life, collected here for the first time.
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Blue Corn Tongue
McCrary is a Diné poet and zinester. She is Red House Clan born for Mexican people.
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Dream Drawings
Momaday is a Kiowa novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet.
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A Muckleshoot Poetry Anthology
This anthology features poems by 54 Muckleshoot poets, most of whom are from the Muckleshoot Tribal School.
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Blood Snow
Okpik is Inupiaq, Inuit originally from Alaska's Artic Slope.
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Blood Wolf Moon
Paschen is an Osage poet and daughter of legendary Indigenous ballerina Maria Tallchief.
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Mother
RedCherries is a citizen of the Northern Cheyenne Nation.
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Anishinaabe Songs for A New Millennium
Rendon is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
Format: Book
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