Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems (Volume 70) (Sun Tracks) by Heid E. Erdrich


Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems (Volume 70) (Sun Tracks)
Title : Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems (Volume 70) (Sun Tracks)
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ISBN : 0816530084
ISBN-10 : 9780816530083
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 224
Publication : First published April 1, 2012

Cell Traffic presents new poems and uncollected prose poetry along with selected work from award-winning poet Heid Erdrich's three previous poetry collections. Erdrich's new work reflects her continuing concerns with the tensions between science and tradition, between spirit and body. She finds surprising common ground while exploring indigenous experience in multifaceted ways: personal, familial, biological, and cultural. The title,

Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems (Volume 70) (Sun Tracks) Reviews

  • Elizabeth Austen

    Meeting a poet through her New and Selected, as I met Heid E. Erdrich, is like taking a cross-country road trip with a stranger. Climb in the car, let Erdrich drive you through her vision of America.

    I read for the same reason I travel: to have my world expanded. CELL TRAFFIC: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS, which includes a full-length-collection's worth of new poems, previously uncollected poems, and Erdrich's three earlier books, satisfied this desire by introducing me to (among many things) the idea of microchimerism, elements of the Ojibwe language and culture, the landscape of the Great Plains, and the complicated transition to motherhood. She combines formal elegance, a sense of humor rooted in the body, and a willingness to address the political dimensions of all her identities.

    After reading the book, I had the good fortune to hear Erdrich--if you get that opportunity, take it! She's an expansive, generous reader, and the poems find their full expression in her voice.

  • Kris Bigalk

    Cell Traffic is a collection of Erdrich's new and selected poems, focusing on themes relating to the commodification of Native Americans, the human body, down to our very cells and DNA. Shying away from nothing, these poems engage with the emotions and the intellect equally, demanding engagement that is willingly given by the reader. Cell Traffic will capture a reader's imagination, and the insights in these poems will linger long after the last page is turned.

  • James

    Gorgeous!

  • Molly


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  • Sierra Whittemore

    As someone who doesn't usually like poetry I was hesitant to read this collection. Thankfully Erdrich's writing is full of so many little jokes it actually made the book enjoyable to read.