Restitching the Cloak of Belonging
"...and we walked Mass St like a pair of capable olden-time warriors making our way across the wind-brushed prairie with some of the sweetest seeds ever ancestor-found fingertip-tucked down into the beautiful singing undersides of our late twentysomething Indian hearts."
-From We Walked Mass St in Lawrence Kansas
"Somewhere between "The Marks" and "Marcel Cliff" is the whole range of this book, tenderness and sweet absurdity, close enough to touch. Cliff Taylor finds grief and pure joy in the same places, sometimes in the same poem, even in the magic of a Co-op parking lot. Nothing here is separate from anything else."
-Marique B Moss, author of Sweet Grass and Soul Food: An Afro Indigenous Memoir in Poems
"Whether reflecting on Indigenous traditions that continue to thrive or illuminating overlooked corners of the Pacific Northwest, these poems offer a vision of Native life that is vibrant, complex, and fully alive. This collection is an invitation to see more deeply, listen more carefully, and recognize the histories and futures that surround us every day."
-Mandy Yeahpau, Writer and Filmmaker
Cliff Taylor (enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska) is an award-winning writer, poet, speaker, and podcaster. He is the author of several books, including Notes of an Indigenous Futurist and the recent essay collection The Shining Hands of My Ponca Ancestors. A Nebraskan through and through, he currently lives on the Oregon Coast with his sweetheart of many years.
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