Through the Eye of the Deer

I just finished reading Through the Eye of the Deer / an Anthology of Native American Women Writers, edited by Carolyn Dunn and Carol Comfort. You will find lots of bedtime reading here, from some of the first published Native women and a goodly collection of contemporary writers. Most of your favorites probably have a story or poem included, there are a few familiar names that I actually didn't know were writers, and there are some great discoveries in previously unpublished writers.

This book brings to our lives the anchient art of story-telling as is only seen in cultures living near the Earth. The stories have an ancient flavor and yet speak to our busy soul-serching lives today. This is a book that will inspire group discussion and personal growth as Estes' works have done. Women will be retelling these symbolic stories given us by the native women of our county as they have with "Women Who Run With the Wolves." This is a great book for women's circles and self-exploration groups wanting short stories with deep meaning and impact. I have enjoyed the book greatly and retell the stories in speaking engagements. The depth, humor and poignancy of these tales will stay with readers long after finishing the book.