{"product_id":"toledo-rez-other-myths-paperback","title":"Toledo Rez \u0026 Other Myths - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Parrie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRain Prud'homme-Cranford\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The government keeps trying to erase the Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb, Louisiana: first by drowning their ancestral grounds in a man-made reservoir, then by denying their petitions for federal recognition. But they did not count on the dazzling lyric gifts of Native poet Thomas Parrie, who rescues tribal myths and memories from oblivion in this stunning debut collection. Spread the word about \u003cem\u003eToledo Rez \u003c\/em\u003eand its author, the unforgettable voice of an 'underwater reservation'.\" -- Julie Kane, author of author of \u003cem\u003eRhythm \u0026amp; Booze\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePaper Bullets\u003c\/em\u003e; Professor Emeritus, English, Northwestern State University; 2011-2013 Louisiana Poet Laureate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thomas Parrie's \u003cem\u003eToledo Rez \u0026amp; Other Myths\u003c\/em\u003e comes at a time when not only his tribal people, the Choctaw-Apache of Ebarb, deserve such brilliant and vibrant expression, but all of Indian Louisiana as well. These poems are vital and dynamic, and they will help Louisiana live forever.\" -- Geary Hobson, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last of the Ofos\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePlain of Jars\u003c\/em\u003e; Professor Emeritus, English, University of Oklahoma; Director Native Writers' Circle of the Americas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Thomas Parrie's \u003cem\u003eToledo Rez \u0026amp; Other Myths\u003c\/em\u003e evokes memory, humor, recovery, music, and resilience of Indigenous Louisiana. Parrie calls up reveries where: 'When the Sabine River was dammed to become Toledo Bend\/ our half-blind grandmothers prayed to sunbeams.' Reminding readers the genealogy of baseball, Choctaws' ishtaboli, is the progenitor of the game where: 'We avenge our fathers and uncles... And when we win, brothers...we become the sun and the moon.' This collection marks Parrie as an integral voice in the Native South and Indigenous writing of the Americas.\" --Rain Prud'homme-Cranford, author of \u003cem\u003eSmoked Mullet Cornbread Crawdad Memory\u003c\/em\u003e; Assistant Professor of English and International Indigenous Studies, University of Calgary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415322476722,"sku":"9781928708001","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/bda8c5f6651a80735ad567b585859aac.webp?v=1778377044","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/toledo-rez-other-myths-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}