Ray Young Bear Summary

For more than twenty-five years Ray A. Young Bear has offered the world a voice rich in his Meskwaki traditions, forceful in its individuality, and articulate and original in its poetic treatment of p... Read more

Former president of the Association for the Study of Native American Literatures, Ruppert is an educator and critic who specializes in English and Native studies. In the following excerpt, he analyzes... Read more

In the following excerpt, Murphy discusses various themes in Black Eagle Child, notably the search for self-identity and "the story of humanity." Ray A. Young Bear describes Black Eag... Read more

In the following excerpt, Sheridan applauds Winter of the Salamander for its imagery and "ambition," but faults Young Bear for his political and social commentary and his emphasis on dre... Read more

In the following essay, Ruppert discusses Young Bear's poetic language, contending that it is "mediative," that it includes "a fusion of public and private voice," a... Read more

Gish is an American educator and critic of Choctaw and Cherokee descent. In the following review, he favorably assesses The Invisible Musician. Mesquakie poet Ray A. Young Bear is generally acknowl... Read more

In the following excerpt, Bankston remarks on the storyline of Black Eagle Child, noting Young Bear's focus on the importance of "bearing tribal heritage and personal experience through ... Read more