This correspondence between Leslie Marmon Silko and James Wright in the
late seventies remains a classic in epistolary literature. Like finely crafted
lace kept as a story of beauty and struggle and passed between generations,
these letters possess a liquid and elegant power.
JOY HARJO, from the introduction
[Wright and Silko] explore the catharsis of storytelling, the overwhelming power of words (how
deeply we can touch each other with them, writes Silko), and the beauty of a
gentle yet passionate friendship between like-minded souls.