{"product_id":"flint-and-feather-9781513277424","title":"Flint and Feather","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlint and Feather\u003c\/i\u003e (1913) is a collection of the complete poems of E. Pauline Johnson. Revered as one the foremost Canadian poets of her time, Johnson was a prolific writer whose works explored her Mohawk heritage while shedding light on the racism and persecution faced by indigenous peoples across North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The lyrical verse herein is as a ‘Skyward floating feather, \/ Sailing on summer air.’ And yet that feather may be the eagle plume that crests the head of a warrior chief; so both flint and feather bear the hall-mark of my Mohawk blood.” So states Johnson in the foreword to her complete poems, \u003ci\u003eFlint and Feather\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection that captures not only her range as a poet in tune with the Romantic tradition, but her dualistic sense of identity as a woman of Mohawk and English heritage. Choosing to emphasize the former, Johnson, who also went by Tekahionwake, her great-grandfather’s name, adopts the persona of an Indian wife who, watching her love depart, wonders what he will “suffer from the white man’s hand.” In fear, in anger, in desperation, she proclaims “By right, by birth we Indians own these lands, \/ Though starved, crushed, plundered, lies our nation low…” In the face of defeat, she offers a poetry in tune with the “ghost upon the shore,” the voices one hears “when the Northern candles light the Northern sky.” Johnson’s voice is thus both one of resistance and mourning, her song one of a land of plains and rivers, of fields that await the harvest despite the “prying pilot crow” whose “thieving raids” descend “[a]t husking time.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition of E. Pauline Johnson’s \u003ci\u003eFlint and Feather\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of Canadian literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"E. Pauline Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48286203773179,"sku":"9781513277424","price":5.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_c9ebe31b-3832-4dc9-a07c-e5a16519cf5f.jpg?v=1771459358","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/flint-and-feather-9781513277424","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}