Synopses & Reviews
In When the Rain Sings: Poems by Young Native Americans, young readers are introduced to the poetic voices of their contemporaries in Indian Country. Working in partnership with the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers, NMAI asked Native students from throughout the United States to use objects and historic images from the museum's unparalleled collections to spark their imagination. The uplifting, sometimes aching, responses of these poets, who range in age from 9 to 17, invite readers into a world colored by joy, sadness, and memory. This new edition of When the Rain Sings features a brief tribute to the late Lee Francis (Laguna Pueblo), founding director of the Word-craft Circle, as well as a new design and additional photographs.