William Oandasan (1947-1992), Round Valley Songs. Minneapolis, MN: West End Press, 1984. Courtesy Amazon.com.
William Oandasan (1947-1992) was a Native American poet, journalist, editor, and publisher.[1]
Life[]
Oandasan was born on the Round Valley Reservation, in northern California, to Yuki and Filipino parents.[1]
He founded the A Press in 1976 and edited A: A journal of contemporary literature, 1 of the earliest literary magazines devoted to native American writers.[1]
Recognition[]
His Round Valley Songs (1984) won the American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation.[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Taking Off: A turning point. Laguna, NM: A Press, 1976.
- Earth & Sky: A sequence of contraries in haiku form. Laguna, NM: A Press, 1976.
- Natural Law. New York: Strawberry Press, 1978.
- Sermon & Three Waves: A journey through night. Laguna, NM: A Press, 1978.
- A Branch of California Redwood. Los Angeles, CA : American Indian Studies Center, University of California, 1980.
- Moving Inland: A cycle of lyrics. York Station, CA: A Publications, 1983.
- Round Valley Songs. Minneapolis, MN: West End Press, 1984. ISBN 978-0-931122-35-4
- Round Valley Verses. Marvin, SD: Blue Cloud Quarterly, 1987.
- Summer Night: English language haiku. A Publications, 1989.
Non-fiction[]
- Bibliography of the Tribes of the Covelo Indian Community in Round Valley of Northern California. Chicago, IL: Newberry Library, 1980.
Edited[]
- Chicago Uptown Indian poet Anthology. [Laguna, NM?]: A Publications, 1982.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[2]
Audio / video[]
Guided Meditation on William Oandasan
- William Oandasan: Poet of Yuki tribe. San Francisco, CA : American Poetry Archive, Poetry Centre, San Francisco State University, 1987.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 William Oandasan, Native Wiki, August 26, 2007. Web, Sep. 17, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Search results = au:William Oandasan, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Jan. 1, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- "The Janitor" (excerpt?)
- William Oandasan 1947-1992 at the Poetry Foundation
- "The Poet is a Voice" interview, 1985 (excerpt; contains 2 poems)
- Books
- William Oandasan at Amazon.com
- About
- William Oandasan, 1947-1992 at Native American Authors
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