Love is an act of resistance

award-winning writer Heid E. Erdrich (Ojibwe, enrolled at Turtle Mountain) turns to poetry for resilience, using well-crafted imagery, finely tuned language and sharp humor to navigate both stories of individual abuse and systemic oppression — subject matter that, poorly handled, could re-traumatize the writer or reader. Drawing from a lifetime of experience, Erdrich writes about everything from family history, to current events, to cultural appropriation, ultimately reminding readers that caring for ourselves gives us the strength to care for