Weweni
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Weweni

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Weweni

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Depending on dialect, the Anishinaabemowin word "weweni" expresses thanks, exactitude, ease, and sincerity. In addition, the word for "relatives" is "nindenwemaaganag": those whose "enewewe, " or voices, sound familiar. In Weweni, poet Margaret Noodin brings all of these meanings to bear in a unique bilingual collection. Noodin's warm and perceptive poems were written first in the Modern Anishinaabemowin double-vowel orthography and appear translated on facing pages in English. From planetary tracking to political contrasts, stories of ghosts, and messages of trees, the poems in Weweni use many images to speak to the interconnectedness of relationships, moments of difficulty and joy, and dreams and cautions for the future. As poems move from Anishinaabemowin to English, the challenge of translation offers multiple levels of meaning—English meanings found in Anishinaabe words long as rivers and knotted like nets, English approximations that bend the dominant language in new directions, and sets of signs and ideas unable to move from one language to another. In addition to the individual dialogues played out beween Noodin's poems, the collection as a whole demonstrates a fruitful and respectful dialogue between languages and cultures. Noodin's poems will be proof to students and speakers of Anishinaabemowin that the language can be a vital space for modern expression and, for those new to the language, a lyric invitation to further exploration. Anyone interested in poetry or linguistics will enjoy this one-of-a-kind volume.

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Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9780814340394
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Poetry
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise for Weweni
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Bizindamaang | Listening
  10. Gimbiiskaabiimin Apane | We Are Returning Always
  11. Waabowayaan | Blankets
  12. Waawiindamojig | The Promisers
  13. Okanan | Bones
  14. Jaaganige | Exhausted
  15. Bichibowin | Poison
  16. Waagaatigoog | Crooked Trees
  17. Nayendamowin Mitigwaaking | Woodland Liberty
  18. Ozhaawaashkaazo | Blue-Green Becoming
  19. Dibiki-Ziigwaagaame | Night Syrup
  20. Ziinzibaakwadwaaboo | Sweet Water
  21. Jiijak | Crane
  22. Niigaanianimosh | The Lead Dog
  23. Waasnoode | Northern Lights
  24. Waasa Waabaamaa | Concerning Distance
  25. Aa . . . | Ah . . .
  26. Naanoogizhkaa | Inertia
  27. Maamwi Aabitoose | Together Between
  28. Ganawenimidizowag | Careful
  29. Giizis Gizhookawaan | Warmed by the Sun
  30. Gabe-agindaaso | Eternal Counting
  31. Daanisag | Daughters
  32. E-nookaaznamowaad | What They Use
  33. Gimiizhaanaanig | We Give Them
  34. Miskwiyiwigiizhig Gichigamigong | Red Sky over Superior
  35. Giizis miinawaa Dibikgiizis | Sun and Moon
  36. Nimaaminonendaan | I Realize
  37. Aangodinong | Sometimes
  38. Anokiiwin | Work
  39. Nakweshkodaadidaa | The Way We Meet
  40. Gichigaming Oniijaanisag Onjibaawag | Children of the Waters
  41. Ogiiaande | Pink
  42. Waawiyebii’igeyaang | Circle Images
  43. Ode’ng | Into a Heart
  44. Aloha - Aaniin | Aloha - Aaniin
  45. Dine Aki | Dine Land
  46. Aabita Waasa | Halfway Away
  47. Dagoshinowag | They Arrive
  48. Waawaatesiwag | Fireflies
  49. Wazhashkoog Wazhashkwedoonsing | Muskrats in Mushrooms
  50. Negaaj Igo | Slowly
  51. Nitaa-niigaaniin | Fundamentals of Leadership
  52. Jiibay Minjimendaagozi | The Ghost Remembers
  53. Bagidenim | To Forgive
  54. Mooka’am Giizis | Rising Sun
  55. Gaawiin Nizhaagooji’igoosiig | I Am Undefeated
  56. Acknowledgments