Another Attempt at Rescue Representation revealing the ways that empathy

revealing the ways that empathy can connect us to even the smallest and most denigrated inhabitants of our planet

Wouldn’t it be great to have the answer to those questions

"What's it like having such a famous brother

" - Terrance Hayes

and a Pushcart Prize for the essay

Another Attempt at Rescue Representation revealing the ways that empathyANOTHER ATTEMPT AT RESCUE is the first collection by M. L. Smoker, whose work has been influenced by John Steinbeck, James Welch, and Philip Levine. Smoker composes free verse poems that focus on personal struggle and identity and engage Native American history, language, and culture. A member of the Sioux and Assiniboine tribes, poet M. L. Smoker earned a BA at Pepperdine University and an MFA at the University of Montana, where she received the