Many Native writers working today are known for their spoken-word and/or multi-genre performances. To complement their work in the print edition, we’ve gathered the following sampling.
Kimberly Blaeser
Heid Erdrich
Eric Gansworth
Arigon Starr
Craig Santos Perez
Chip Livingston
Jennifer Foerster
Tanaya Winder
Sherwin Bitsui
Casandra M. Lopez
Kim Shuck
Laura Dá
Ruby Hansen Murray
Linda Rodriguez
Karenne Wood
Rain Prud’homme-Cranford
Carolyn M. Dunn
Shauna Osborn
Sy Hoahwah
Tacey Atsitty
Deborah Miranda
Tiffany Midge
Trevino L. Brings Plenty
Eddie Chuculate
Allison Hedge Coke
Jeanetta Calhoun Mish is a scholar, poet, and essayist. Her recent books are a poetry collection, What I Learned at the War (West End Press, 2016), and Oklahomeland: Essays (Lamar University Press, 2015). She directs the Red Earth Creative Writing MFA at Oklahoma City University.
