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Poetry in the meter of the oral tradition

“All music is poetry,” Louis V. Clark III stated. “I write in a musical manner. I hear drums in my head.” I asked the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin tribal member to describe his craft in honor of April being Nation Poetry Month.
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Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of monthly columns by Ryan Winn, a member of the faculty at the College of Menominee Nation. The columns will explore Native American culture and history and the impact on both native and non-native communities.
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