The Coyote

The Coyote is a poem written by Carter Revard and it's the first poem from Voices of the Rainbow that I actually like. I liked the description surroundings and I felt like I was there with the Coyote pup. I don't know if there is any hidden meaning in the poem but it seems like a strait forward short story about a coyote pup and how he sees things through a storm.

Poetry

Voices of the rainbow has been a really tough read for me. I don't understand a whole lot of what's going on. Poetry or any kind of in depth reading has always been a weak spot for me. Some of the poems have weird line breaks or are tabbed in a couple times which makes reading a little more trouble.

Starting The Lone Ranger and Tonto

I picked up the 20th anniversary edition of this book and it had a really nice prologue where Sherman Alexie describes how his stories reflect his life and how he started as a writer. It gave me a little history behind the story that I think will help with my understanding of the chapters.

The first chapter centers on a young boy living on a reservation trying to go to sleep while there's a party going on upstairs. Alexie equates the party to a hurricane and severe weather. He goes on, through the thoughts of the character, to explain how life has it highs and lows and it's bad weather and good weather. He equates the bad parts of his life with storms and rain.

I like the style of writing right away and am looking forward to reading more.