so painful they can break your heart

She navigates two worlds—that of her own tribe

spellbinding in their boldness and beauty

making poems that are amalgams of poetry and proclamation

Diane Wilson

A History of Kindness middle grade so painful they can breakPoems from Pulitzer finalist Linda Hogan explore new and old ways of experiencing the vagaries of the body and existing in harmony with earth's living beings. "In this new collection, Linda Hogan weaves together memory, the Milky Way, buffalo and rivers with the wonder and wisdom of an ancient soul, and a passionate heart. We are blessed, once again, by her words." Deborah A. Miranda, author of Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir "There is no one like Linda