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Zusatztext Lassen Sie sich mit diesem FALKEN Buch zu einer Reise ins Reich der Farbenund Aromen verführen! Zarte Blüten verzaubern darin kreative Gerichte inkulinarische Kunstwerke! raffinierte Essenzen (ätherische Öle) aus Kräutern!Gewürzen! Blüten und Obst machen die Speisen zum Hochgenuß. Klappentext This new collection of poems focuses on the later years of Geronimo! the famous Chiricahua Apache war shaman. After Geronimo's family is massacred by Mexicans in 1851! he craves revenge until his 1909 death in Fort Sill! Oklahoma. Chiricahuans were held in Fort Sill as prisoners of war until 1913. Even on his death bed! Geronimo prays for more bullets to kill Mexicans. Tomlinson's poetry portrays this tragic life with simple! dignified poems that pay appropriate homage to their remarkable subject. In addition to portraits of Geronimo's everyday activities and the anger in his heart! Tomlinson also illuminates the Chiricahuan Life-Way emphasizing family! humor! spiritual strength! and the ability to meet hardship with dignity.
About the author
Rawdon Tomlinson is the author of the poetry collections Down Under It All, Touching the Dead, Deep Red, and The Line. He teaches creative writing, most recently at the University of Colorado at Denver, where he lives with his wife and their three daughters.
