(At) Wrist indigenous language books she wore a shiny orange

she wore a shiny orange shirt that her granny had bought for her

This is the great mystery that hovers over Ruby’s life—who her people are and how to reconcile what is missing

and multiculturalism

transformed by the Bakken oil boom

and it grows heavier each day

(At) Wrist indigenous language books she wore a shiny orangeTacey M. Atsitty melds inherited forms such as the sonnet with her Din and religious experiences to boldly and beautifully reveal a love that can last for eternity. Celebrating and examining the depth and range of her relationships with men, Atsitty tenderly shares experiences of being taught to fish by her father, and, in other poems, reveals intimate moments of burgeoning romantic love with vulnerability and honesty. Grounded in a world both old and