Dark. Sweet.

Dark. Sweet. offers readers the sweep of LindaHogan's workenvironmental and spiritual concerns, her Chickasaw heritagein spare, elemental, visionary language.From 'Those Who Thunder':Those who thunderhave dark hairand red throw rugs.They burn paper in bathroom sinks.Their voices refuse to sufferand their silences know the waystraight to the heart;it's bus route number eight.Linda Hogan is the recipient of the 2007 Mountains and Plains Booksellers Spirit of the West Literary Achievement Award. She is also a recipient of the 2016 PEN New England Henry David Thoreau Prize. Her poetry has received an American Book Award, Colorado Book Award, and a National Book Critics Circle nomination.