#Subdued Light

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right after the sun set

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Voices of the Land

What better way to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day than to highlight this landmark anthology that commemorates the Indigenous Peoples of North America? When the Light of the World was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, edited by Joy Harjo with Leanne Howe, Jennifer Elise Foerster, is a curated collection that features the poetry of 160 poets each showcasing a distinct voice from nearly 100 Indigenous Nations. This is the first edition from 2020, published by W. W. Norton & Company in New York.

The anthology is the first to provide a historically comprehensive collection of Native poetry. The literary traditions of Native Americans, the original poets of this country, date back centuries. The book opens with a blessing from Pulitzer Prize winner American Kiowa/Cherokee N. Scott Momaday (1934-2024) and contains introductions from contributing editors for five geographically organized sections. Each section begins with a poem from traditional oral literature and closes with emerging poets, creating a rich and diverse tapestry of Indigenous voices.

Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is a prominent figure in the literary world. She is known for her work as a poet, musician, playwright, and author. In addition to her contributions to literature, Harjo is also a celebrated performer and has released several albums combining poetry and music. In 2019, she made history by becoming the first Native American United States Poet Laureate and only the second to serve three terms. Throughout her career, Harjo has been a vocal advocate for Indigenous rights and has used her art to shed light on the experiences of Native peoples.

The following is an excerpt from Harjo’s introduction to this work:

“The anthology then is a way to pass on the poetry that has emerged from rich traditions of the very diverse cultures of indigenous peoples from these indigenous lands, to share it. Most readers will have no idea that there is or was a single Native poet, let alone the number included in this anthology. Our existence as sentient human beings in the establishment of this country was denied. Our presence is still an afterthought, and fraught with tension, because our continued presence means that the mythic storyline of the founding of this country is inaccurate. The United States is a very young country and has been in existence for only a few hundred years. Indigenous peoples have been here for thousands upon thousands of years and we are still here.”

View other Indigenous Peoples' Day posts.

View other posts from our Native American Literature Collection.

-Melissa (Stockbridge-Munsee), Special Collections Graduate Intern

We acknowledge that in Milwaukee we live and work on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, and Menominee homelands along the southwest shores of Michigami, part of North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee, and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida, and Mohican nations remain present.

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11. strength - grace, courage, control, discipline, confidence.

others

[fricc-darn]

Does BEN like to show some of their other forms to their s/o or do they mainly stick to their usual form?

While BEN does tend to stick with the usual, it does show its other forms to its s/o often! Since each form is represents a person in the network, some might appear more often than others. They act and sound different as well!

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Naomi should've beaten Light's ass

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just had a galaxy brain thought that post-war effie looks like renata litvinova to me

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hey so like why does no one talk about raven of the inner palace it's actually so good

[ingravinoveritas]

Seeing Michael going so unhinged on Twitter the last few days and David giving the thousand-yard stare while out with Georgia tonight makes me wonder if they just really miss each other right now...

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You're in both fandoms, this can be inflicted on you.

My sibling said the difference between Anime!Near and Manga!Near is Anime!Near is defeating Kira very normally. Manga!Near is doing it singing Velvette's part of Respectless. Every encounter with Light is a new variation of Respectless.

Following that pipeline means Radio Demon Aizawa as the one who figured out the situation and sat on the information, and that is a different kind of cursed.

Ahh, manga!Near trying to stir up a mutiny by trolling Light over the phone~. Your Hazbin connections are really igniting my brain! Started cooking up some lyrics at work the more I thought about it. Also, Light and Near angrily/smugly singing to each other over the phone is a funny image~. Thanks for inflicting this upon me! 😆

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Cure for whatever ails ya (Patreon)

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midwestern december

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Pax Lacrimosus

The familiar silence right after a particularly violent emotional crash. A moment of complete and utter neutrality wherein painful feelings have been squeezed dry of all their potency and the hooks of regretful self loathing haven't quite settled in.

It's a tired, quiet suspense; a waiting room of sorts. There's a strange sense of triumph here—not of victory, but of survival. You've made it through the worst of the storm, though the mess you've made might take some cleaning up. Still, it's better than having succumbed.

A hopeful sentiment rides the horizon of your thoughts: this isn't the first of your successes. You've braved through the ragged cliffs and winding paths of your subconscious once more, just as you've done in the past.

And while the world calls for your immediate and all-too-swift return to normalcy, you can't help but feel a twinge stronger. That you overcame something. Proved yourself capable of surpassing your own mental obstacles.

It's a stubborn pride, one that refuses to die no matter how unreasonable. It will serve as your starting ember, the spark that will reignite your blazing gusto and passion for existence.

But that's all in the future. These grand ideations can wait. Right now, all you've got to do is wipe your tears.

'Pax' latin for peace + 'Lacrimosus' meaning weeping or 'full of tears' in latin

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[ladystardustinblackjeans]

i gotta respect the grind. mulder is immediately on his alien bullshit, and its always well thought-out too.

[kitsquared]

So are there Sir Raymon fans here or

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When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry

Edited by Joy Harjo.