20th Century PowWow Playland

Historian visual artist and poet rolled into one Mihku Paul tells lively stories of Maliseet heroes throughout the millennia; vividly maps a territory encompassing old canoe routes and aunties' work tables; and sings in every register from the mythic to the modern. This beautiful chapbook lights up the Native presence that has always permeated Maine and the Maritimes. Paul joins the ranks of other important Wabanaki poets--Alice Azure Carol Bachofner Joseph Bruchac Carol Dana and Cheryl Savageau-dedicated to preserving and updating their literary traditions. - Siobhan Senier University of New Hampshire