retribution

Formal protections exist for Native American religious expression

and in the dancing flames through the window below

Infused by turns with darkness and humour

It's a deal with the humble people of the earth

(At) Wrist games retributionTacey M. Atsitty melds inherited forms such as the sonnet with her Din and religious experiences to boldly and beautifully reveal a love that can last for eternity. Celebrating and examining the depth and range of her relationships with men, Atsitty tenderly shares experiences of being taught to fish by her father, and, in other poems, reveals intimate moments of burgeoning romantic love with vulnerability and honesty. Grounded in a world both old and