"I took to James Welch's poetry and novels to find the wryest of humor to counter dread and loss."
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Joy Harjo Catching the Light (2022)
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James Welch (writer)
James Phillip Welch Jr. (November 18, 1940 – August 4, 2003), who grew up within the Blackfeet and A'aninin cultures of his parents, was a Native American novelist and poet, considered a founding author of the . His novel ' (1986) received several national literary awards, and his ' (1974) was adapted as a film by the same name, released in 2013.
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