The Law of the Land - by Red Hawk (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Humanity suffers from "Nature-Deficit-Disorder." We have lost touch with the Earth, the Great Law-Giver. These poems tell of a moral code derived from the Earth. Part I shows the moral code of the Lakota Sioux, a Plains Indian tribe whose way of life was taken from them. Part III is the moral code of a former US Army sharpshooter, a killer of Indians who took part in the destruction of the Lakota. Both are moral codes of actions, not words. The middle section reconciles these two opposing codes; it is the Law of the Land, the Earth's moral code which affects animal, mineral, and vegetable. This is the Law which prevails over us all; it is immortal and omniscient-it has the final say. With stark and powerful language, The Law of the Land tells a poetic fable through three voices from America's past, each describing their own unique stories and perspectives which impart lessons about life and morality. Though these voices (and their moral codes) appear in opposition, they interact in ways which illuminate a complex relationship between them. Red Hawk's poems originate from an intelligent and spiritual soul, and they reveal wisdom about the nature of life, America's history, and our relationship with Mother Earth that is well worth listening to"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>WE LIVE IN AN IMMORAL AGE.<br /> Humanity suffers from "nature deficit disorder." We have lost touch with the Earth, the Great Lawgiver. These poems unveil a moral code derived from the Earth. Part I reveals the moral code of the Lakota Sioux, a Plains Indian tribe whose way of life was taken from them. Part III shows the moral code of a former US Army sniper, an Indian killer who took part in the destruction of the Lakota. Both are moral codes of actions, not words. Part II, the middle section, reconciles these two opposing codes; it is the Law of the Land--the Earth's moral code which affects animal, mineral, and vegetable. This is the Law which prevails over us all. It is immortal and omnipotent, it has the final say.</p><p>With stark and powerful language, <em>The Law of the Land</em> tells a poetic fable through three voices from America's past, each describing their own unique stories and perspectives which impart lessons about life and morality. Though these voices (and their moral codes) appear in opposition, they interact in ways which illuminate a complex relationship between them. Red Hawk's poems originate from an intellect and spiritual maturity that reveal a deep wisdom about the nature of life, America's history, and our relationship with Mother Earth.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>This is such a strong book, written in a strong plain style. Red Hawk is like Whitman because he can contain multitudes and yet he is always so authentically himself. Behind all these [poems] there is always one single simple thing, which is Red Hawk's own voice. Haunting and stark, ironic and spare.These poems are desperately important to us all today because Red Hawk has that rarest of all virtues (Virgil had it, Dante had it, Shakespeare had it)--a sense of civilization, something most of us have forgotten all about. Behind each of these miraculously crafted poems, Red Hawk speaks of the wise silence and the raw courage and the animal honesty and the elemental pride we will all be needing if we are to survive on this godforsaken planet as free men and women. -- The late William Packard, Editor, <em>New York Quarterly</em></p><br>
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