After and Before the Lightning
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"After and Before the Lightning" is a poetry collection by Indigenous American writer Simon J. Ortiz that reflects on Native identity, history, and connection to land through lyrical and narrative verse.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Simon J. Ortiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
historical trauma
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reservation life ⓘ resilience of Native communities ⓘ |
| explores |
personal and collective memory
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relationship between language and land ⓘ tension between tradition and modernity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Acoma Pueblo perspective
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Indigenous American experience ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorEthnicity |
Acoma Pueblo
NERFINISHED
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Indigenous American ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
discussed in scholarship on Indigenous poetics
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recognized in Native American literature studies ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Acoma Pueblo traditions
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Southwestern United States landscapes ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeMode |
first-person perspective
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multiple narrative voices ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
lyrical verse
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narrative verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Native American Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Indigenous history
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Native American identity ⓘ colonialism and its impacts ⓘ connection to land ⓘ cultural survival ⓘ memory and storytelling ⓘ spiritual relationship with place ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
From Sand Creek
NERFINISHED
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Going for the Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ Woven Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPoeticDevice |
free verse
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imagery of land and sky ⓘ oral storytelling techniques ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
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