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A review by savvylit
Dream Drawings: Configurations of a Timeless Kind by N. Scott Momaday
inspiring
fast-paced
3.5
Dream Drawings is aptly named; each sketch in this collection features evocatively imaginative stories. Momaday draws upon indigenous folklore and nature-based imagery for each individual dream world. Though I found some poems to be more memorable than others, overall I enjoyed this collection quite a bit.
Ultimately, I always find it difficult to review poetry without quoting a poet directly. Thus, discover Momaday's talent in his own words:
"It is a serious thing, nothing.
The notion confounds the mind
As wind confounds the sea.
A woman fixes words to a miracle,
A man describes himself to God.
The syllables amount to something,
But they are nothing to speak of."
Ultimately, I always find it difficult to review poetry without quoting a poet directly. Thus, discover Momaday's talent in his own words:
"It is a serious thing, nothing.
The notion confounds the mind
As wind confounds the sea.
A woman fixes words to a miracle,
A man describes himself to God.
The syllables amount to something,
But they are nothing to speak of."