Audio Recording Sherwin Bitsui reads and discusses From Dissolve on July 20, 2020. From Dissolve

Sherwin Bitsui reads and discusses From Dissolve
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Title
Sherwin Bitsui reads and discusses From Dissolve on July 20, 2020.
Other Title
From Dissolve
Summary
Sherwin Bitsui reads and discusses his poem "From Dissolve" on July 20, 2020, from his studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bitsui (Diné) is originally from White Cone, Arizona, on the Navajo Reservation. He is the author of Shapeshift (University of Arizona Press, 2003), Flood Song (Copper Canyon Press, 2009), and Dissolve (Copper Canyon Press, 2018). In addition to teaching at the Institute of American Indian Arts, he is a member of the faculty at Northern Arizona University.
Contributor Names
Bitsui, Sherwin, 1975- author, speaker.
Library of Congress. Poetry and Literature Center, sponsor.
Created / Published
2020.
Subject Headings
-  American poetry--Indian authors
-  American poetry--21st century
-  Indians of North America--Poetry
Genre
Poetry
Poetry readings (Sound recordings)
Sound recordings
Digital photographs--Color--2010-2020
Notes
-  Living Nations, Living Words: A Collection of First Peoples Poetry (AFC 2020/004: 43) Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
-  In English; salutation in Diné.
Medium
1 audio file (0:05:00) : digital, wav
1 photograph : digital, jpg, color
2 manuscripts (4 pages) : digital, pdf
Source Collection
Living Nations, Living Words: A Collection of First Peoples Poetry AFC 2020/004
Repository
Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2020004.afc2020004_43_sr01
afc2020004.afc2020004_43_ph01
afc2020004.afc2020004_43_ms01
afc2020004.afc2020004_43_ms02
Library of Congress Control Number
2020785243
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Sherwin Bitsui, ["Blueing under a dimming North Star,"] from Dissolve. Copyright © 2018 by Sherwin Bitsui. Reprinted with the permission of The Permissions Company, LLC on behalf of Copper Canyon Press. Photo courtesy of photographer Ungelbah Davila.
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Credit line: Living Nations, Living Words (AFC 2020/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Bitsui, Sherwin, Author, Speaker, and Sponsor Library Of Congress. Poetry And Literature Center. Sherwin Bitsui reads and discusses From Dissolve on. 2020. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020785243/.

APA citation style:

Bitsui, S. & Library Of Congress. Poetry And Literature Center, S. (2020) Sherwin Bitsui reads and discusses From Dissolve on. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020785243/.

MLA citation style:

Bitsui, Sherwin, Author, Speaker, and Sponsor Library Of Congress. Poetry And Literature Center. Sherwin Bitsui reads and discusses From Dissolve on. 2020. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2020785243/>.

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