Black Elk Dances for Queen Victoria by Dana Littlepage Smith
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In Black Elk Dances for Queen Victoria Dana Littlepage Smith writes poetry that ‘can fill a belly like a piece of bread’. These are honest poems, sharply observed and beautifully crafted. The voices that speak from the pages are authentic, sometimes dark, always full of passion, but never over-stated. This is poetry that works both in performance and on the page.
Praise for Black Elk Dances for Queen Victoria
These are poems full of verve and colour, speaking with many tongues from many horizons – a generous brave poetry, unfailingly informed by the heart!
Pauline Stainer
Dana Littlepage Smith is the author of three collections of poetry, the first published by Louisiana University Press and second, Black Elk Dances for Queen Victoria, by Cinnamon Press. Widely anthologized and published in small press magazines, Dana lives in Devon where she works as a teacher.