Words Like Thunder: New and Used Anishinaabe Prayers violence running away with the circus

running away with the circus

This engaging Indigenous story teaches children that it is okay to have feelings and shows them how to process and release negative thoughts

and land—an affirmation that colonialism and capitalism must be overturned for this planet to be habitable for human and other-than-human relatives to live dignified lives

making the book an accessible journey into modern American Indian society

“One of the most innovative collections of poetry I’ve come across in a long time

Words Like Thunder: New and Used Anishinaabe Prayers violence running away with the circusWords like Thunder: New and Used Anishinaabe Prayers is a collection of poetry by award winning Ojibwe author Lois Beardslee. Much of the book centers around Native people of the Great Lakes but has a universal relevance to modern indigenous people worldwide. Beardslee tackles contemporary topics like climate change and socioeconomic equality with a grace and readability that empowers readers and celebrates the strengths of today's indigenous peoples.