A generous spirit : selected work by Beth Brant / edited by Janice Gould ; foreword by Lee Maracle ; afterword by Deborah Miranda.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / by Lee Maracle -- Working class dreams: an introduction to the work of Beth Brant -- Native Origin -- Mohawk trail -- For all my grandmothers -- Coyote learns a new trick -- Garnet Lee -- Danny -- Her name is Helen -- A long story -- A simple act -- Wild turkeys -- This place -- Food & spirits -- Turtle Gal -- The good red road -- Anodynes and amulets -- Recovery and transformation -- From the inside--looking at you -- Physical prayers -- Writing as witness -- Afterword: Beth Brant's gift -- Bibliography -- About the editor.

This book collects the writing of a Mohawk lesbian poet, essayist, and activist. During her life, Beth Brant's work gave voice to an often unacknowledged Two-Spirit identity, and today, her words represent continued strength, growth, and connection in the face of deep suffering and reveal Brant's portrait of survival and empathy at the intersection of Native American and lesbian experience. Edited by noted Native poet and scholar Janice Gould, the book recounts and enacts the continuance of her people and her sisters with distinct, organic voices and Brant's characteristic warmth. Her work is a simultaneous cry of grief and celebration of human compassion and connection in its shared experience. Through storytelling, her characters wrest their own voices from years of silence and find communion with other souls.--Abridged from publisher info.