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Ralph Salisbury (1924–2017)

Author of Rainbows of Stone (Sun Tracks, . 43)

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About the Author

Ralph Salisbury has shared his family's tales and experiences in seven previous books of prose and poetry. Now in Rainbows of Stone he returns with a collection of poems that interweaves family tales with personal and tribal history. Conjuring images that define his life -- from the vanishing show more farming and hunting traditions with which he was raised to his experiences in World War II as a member of a bomber crew -- he has produced a haunting, powerful work that expresses his devotion to the Cherokee religion and its harmony with the forces of Nature. show less

Includes the names: Ralph Salisbury, Ralph J Salisbury

Works by Ralph Salisbury

Rainbows of Stone (Sun Tracks, . 43) (2000) 8 copies

War in the Genes (2006) 3 copies

Going to the water: Poems of a Cherokee heritage (1983) 3 copies

Blind Pumper at the Well: Poems from My 80th Year (Earthworks) (2008) 3 copies

Ghost grapefruit, and other poems (1972) 3 copies

The Last Rattlesnake Throw and Other Stories (American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series) (1998) 3 copies

Light from a Bullet Hole, New and Selected Poems 1950 - 2008 (2009) 2 copies

A white rainbow: Poems of a Cherokee heritage (Blue Cloud quarterly) 2 copies

Hoopa The White Deer Dance 1 copy

A WHITE RAINBOW Poems of a Cherokee Heritage (1985) 1 copy

Going to the Water: Poems of a Cherokee Heritage 1 copy

Spirit Beast Chant (1982) 1 copy

All about Hoopa The White Deer Dance 1 copy

So far, so good (2013) 1 copy

Pointing at the rainbow: Poems from a Cherokee heritage (Blue Cloud quarterly) (1980) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection (1999) — Contributor — 266 copies

Songs from This Earth on Turtle's Back: Contemporary American Indian Poetry (1983) — Contributor — 69 copies

Earth Song, Sky Spirit (1993) — Contributor — 68 copies

Song of the Turtle: American Indian Literature 1974-1994 (1996) — Contributor — 63 copies

I Tell You Now: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers (1987) — Contributor — 61 copies

Earth Power Coming: Short Fiction in Native American Literature (1983) — Contributor; Contributor — 35 copies

Blue Dawn, Red Earth: New Native American Storytellers (1996) — Contributor — 34 copies

Dancing on the Rim of the World: An Anthology of Contemporary Northwest Native American Writing (Sun Tracks, Vol 19) (1990) — Contributor — 29 copies

Sing: Poetry from the Indigenous Americas (2011) — Contributor — 26 copies

Returning the Gift: Poetry and Prose from the First North American Native Writers' Festival (Sun Tracks, Vol 29) (1994) — Contributor — 22 copies

Aniyunwiya/Real Human Beings: An Anthology of Contemporary Cherokee Prose (1995) — Contributor — 17 copies

Durable Breath: Contemporary Native American Poetry (1994) — Contributor — 6 copies

CALLALOO Vol. 17 No. 1 (Winter 1994) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Salisbury, Ralph
Birthdate: 1924-01-24
Date of death: 2017-10-09
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Arlington, Iowa, USA
Places of residence: Eugene, Oregon, USA
Education: North Iowa Teachers College
University of Iowa
Occupations: poet
short story writer
English professor
editor
Relationships: Wendt, Ingrid (wife)
Organizations: University of Oregon

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Awards

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River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize

So far, so good (2012)

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Statistics

Works: 15
Also by: 13
Members: 34
Popularity: #413,653
Rating: ½ 3.6

ISBNs: 12

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