Corpse whale / Dg Nanouk Okpik ; foreword by Arthur Sze.

A self-proclaimed "vessel in which stories are told from time immemorial," poet dg nanouk okpik seamlessly melds both traditional and contemporary narrative, setting her apart from her peers. The result is a collection of poems that are steeped in the perspective of an Inuit of the twenty-...

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Main Author: Okpik, Dg Nanouk
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2012]
Series:Sun tracks ; v. 73.
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