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Title: It's not a poem, no matter what the cover says
Review: Why do I despise this book? Bad marketing. Had it been marketed as a retelling of a Native American creation myth, hand-bound and illustrated and in general a gorgeous piece of the chapbook-maker's craft, I'd probably have liked it despite my general dislike of Kyger. Sure, the pacing is pedestrian and the language is unexceptional, but we need more retellings of various cultures' creation myths to draw on. (I'm serious about this, I can't get enough of them.) But was it marketed that way? Of course not. This... is a LONG POEM! Uh, sorry, no. It's not a poem, and in all honesty it's not all that long, either; I got through it in about half an hour. And while reading about Coyote and his propensity for flinging vulture feathers about is right up my alley, a good bit of remarketing is needed here. And a rewrite probably wouldn't hurt. "The people began to walk around and find things to eat/ For now they could see." Uh, yeah. Pass the salt, please.
