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"Thrillingly, we seem to be upon a moment in contemporary poetry wherein young women of color feel empowered to gather the forms, sounds and spirits of their ancient languages and rework them into pieces of weaponry. In other words, prepare yourselves for the welcome shiv of Layli Long Soldier’s work. Knifing through decades of garbled American legislative responses to Native American peoples, the Ogala Sioux writer shows us fury, grief and power all in a voice as clear as birdsong."