This week on
The Write Question, poet and scholar Heather Cahoon talks about the ways her poetry and tribal policy intersect and how her new book of poetry,
Horsefly Dress, addresses issues of suffering, danger, and ultimately transformation.
About Heather Cahoon:
Heather Cahoon, PhD, earned her MFA in poetry from the University of Montana, where she was the Richard Hugo Scholar. She has received a Potlatch Fund Native Arts Grant and Montana Arts Council Artist Innovation Award. Her chapbook,
Elk Thirst, won the Merriam-Frontier Prize. Her roles at the University of Montana have included assistant professor of Native American studies and director of the American Indian Governance and Policy Institute. She is from the Flathead Reservation and is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.