“This is what I remember” – continuations in the poetry of Leslie Marmon Silko, Storyteller from Laguna Pueblo Cover Image

„To, co pamiętam” – kontynuacje w poezji Leslie Marmon Silko, Opowiadaczki z Puebla Laguna
“This is what I remember” – continuations in the poetry of Leslie Marmon Silko, Storyteller from Laguna Pueblo

Author(s): Ewa Dżurak
Subject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Leslie Marmon Silko; storytelling; Pueblo Laguna; poetry; Southwest;

Summary/Abstract: Leslie Marmon Silko published Storyteller in 1981 (second edition 2012). This is her first work translated into Polish as Opowiadaczka z Puebla Laguna (2024). The format of the exceptional publication escapes genre classification and contains 8 short stories, over 20 poems, more than 20 short prose texts, and 26 black and white photos. The structure of the volume resembles a spider’s web, with radials of themes emerging from the centre and connecting concentric spiral threads of motifs. The book is, first and foremost, homage to the storytelling tradition of Laguna Pueblo and its culture. The presented article intends to familiarize readers with Leslie Marmon Silko and, in particular, to stress poetry strongly rooted in Laguna Pueblo culture.

  • Issue Year: 350/2025
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 107-116
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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