{"product_id":"dream-drawings-configurations-of-a-timeless-kind-isbn-9780063218116","title":"Dream Drawings: Configurations of a Timeless Kind","description":"\u003cp\u003e“[Momaday] must be ranked among the greatest of our contemporary writers.”—American Scholar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Momaday’s poems are rich with description, lush with dreaming, and filled with magic.\" — Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize winner and revered literary master N. Scott Momaday, a beautiful and enchanting new poetry collection, at once a celebration of language, imagination, and the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Language and the imagination work hand in hand, and together they enable us to reveal us to ourselves in story. That is indeed a magical process. . . . We imagine and we dream, and we translate our dreams into language.” —from the Preface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA singular voice in American letters, Momaday’s love of language and storytelling are on full display in this brilliant new collection comprising one hundred sketches or “dream drawings”—furnishings of the mind—as he calls them. Influenced by his Native American heritage and its oral storytelling traditions, here are prose poems about nature, animals, warriors, and hunters, as well as meditations that explore themes of love, loss, time, and memory. Each piece, full of wisdom and wonder, showcases Momaday’s extraordinary lyrical talent, the breadth of his imagination, and the transformative power of his writing. Dream Drawings is also illustrated with a selection of black-and-white paintings by Momaday that capture the spirit of his prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoignant, inspired, and timeless, this is a collection that will nourish the soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis celebrated collection, an enactment of the creative process itself, is built from:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMeditations on Time and Memory:\u003c\/b\u003e Profound reflections on love, loss, and the spiritual gravity of place, capturing moments that merge the past with the present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKiowa Oral Storytelling:\u003c\/b\u003e Stories of warriors, hunters, and shape-shifters, born from the author’s deep connection to his heritage and its rich narrative traditions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLyrical Dream Drawings:\u003c\/b\u003e One hundred jewel-like sketches that translate dreams into language, blurring the line between poetry and prose, the seen and the unseen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthor’s Original Artwork:\u003c\/b\u003e Illustrated with a selection of Momaday’s own black-and-white paintings that capture the enchanting, timeless spirit of his words.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Dazzling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire on Earth Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eEarth Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e is a prayer for continuity in these days of uncertainty. I cannot tell you why I loved this book, I can only tell you I wept my way through it.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerry Tempest Williams on Earth Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“These are the poems of a master poet. . . . Or should I say, these are the poems of a bear who has walked through several generations and stands before us, breathing clouds into a cold dawn, bearing this book of poetry. . . . When you read these poems, you will learn to hear deeply the sound a soul makes as it sings about the mystery of dreaming and becoming.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eU.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo on The Death of Sitting Bear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Momaday] is at root a storyteller who both preserves and expands Native American culture in his critically praised, transformative writing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenry Louis Gates Jr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The 100 poems and short sketches . . . are as simple and complex as our collective existence. . . . Each is a small gem, a glass seed that is part of the pattern on a piece of Native beadwork: By itself it has its own character and texture, its own beauty and completeness. Woven or sewn into the pattern created by the artist, the individual beads together anchor the art and become the design that tells the larger story.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The iconic Kiowa writer. . . [draws] deeply from dreams, fantasies, personal remembrance, and the wellspring of Native American spirituality to dissolve distinctions between the real and the surreal. . . . Bite-size snacks for the metaphysical appetite.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In many ways, to read Momaday is to read the land. It is to encounter the earth alive with wind and sunlight, with plants and animals, and to know all of it—each aspect of the world—by name. It is also to renew a reverence for beauty and a feeling of hope.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanford Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We couldn’t imagine a better soundtrack for a thoughtful weekend walk down whatever dream-like springtime trails you might have at hand.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaste Magazine (on the audiobook of Dream Drawings)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Add another entry of mystical lyrics to the still-expanding oeuvre of prolific Kiowa folklorist, novelist, and illustrator Momaday. . . . The book's long view and even pace bring out the best insights of this octogenarian's flourishing career.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A collection that celebrates language, invention, humanity, and the natural world.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Momaday’s poems are rich with description, lush with dreaming, and filled with magic. Essential for Indigenous collections and highly recommended for poetry lovers generally.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889679790309,"sku":"NP9780063218116","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063218116.jpg?v=1730231735","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/dream-drawings-configurations-of-a-timeless-kind-isbn-9780063218116","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}