Original Fire

<p><strong>These molten poems radiate with the ferocity of desire and in them Erdrich does not spin verse so much as tell tales--of betrayal and revenge of hunting and being hunted. --<em>Minneapolis Star Tribune</em></strong></p><p><strong>A passionate book of poetry from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louise Erdrich.</strong></p><p>In this important collection Erdrich has selected the best poems from her two previous books of poetry <em>Jacklight</em> and <em>Baptism of Desire</em> and added 19 new poems. In an entirely unique fashion <em> Original Fire</em> unfolds the themes and introduces the characters of some of Erdrich's most acclaimed fiction. The beloved storyteller Nanapush most recently seen in <em>The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse</em> appears in these poems as the questing rascal Potchikoo. And a series of poems called The Butcher's Wife--dating from 1984--contains in embryo the story of her novel <em>The Master Butchers Singing Club.</em></p>