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Forgotten Ground Regained

Contributor: Carter Revard

Carter Revard (1931-2022) was a professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He was an Osage Indian and a scholar of Old English. He was also the author of several volumes of poetry, including An Eagle Nation, Cowboys and Indians Christmas Shopping, and Ponca War Dancers, Winning the Dust Bowl and How the Songs Come Down.
Poetry on this site:
  • A Trinity Riddle (from Cowboys and Indians, Christmas Shopping)
  • De Gustibus (from Some Riddles in Old English Alliterative Verse)
  • The Swan's Song (translated from the Exeter Book; from An Eagle Nation)
  • The Birch Canoe (from Cowboys and Indians, Christmas Shopping)
  • What the Eagle Fan Says (from An Eagle Nation)
His poem "The Birch Canoe" also appears in Dennis Wise's critical anthology of modern alliterative poetry.

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