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Louis Oliver
(Little Coon)
, 1904-1991
Louis Oliver was born in Oklahoma, a Creek Indian and a descendant of the Golden Raccoon Clan. His poetry was both pastoral and idyllic. Oliver was said to be influenced by younger Native American poets.
Awards and Honors
Alexander Posey Literary Award, 1987.
Online resources by or about Louis Oliver:
I Do Not Waste What Is Wild ... Louis (Little Coon) Oliver
Author: Maurice Kenny
Type: authorbio
Description: A piece written by Kenny about Oliver, from On Second Thought: A Compilation. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995, 258-259.)
URL: http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/kenny/poems/littlecoon.html
Oklahoma Author: Louis (Little Coon) Oliver
Author: Karen Strom
Type: authorbio
Description: Biographical and bibliographical information about Oliver.
URL: http://hanksville.org/storytellers/older/LittleCoon.html
Books by Louis Oliver:
Oliver, Louis. Caught in a willow net: poems and stories
Greenfield Center, NY : Greenfield Review Press, 1983.
Genre: Poetry
Description: 88 p. ; 22 cm.
Muskogean Indians--Literary collections.
ISBN: 0912678577
Oliver, Louis. Chasers of the sun: Creek Indian thoughts
New York : Greenfield Review Press, 1990.
Genre: Poetry
Description: 105 p. : p., ill. ;, 22 cm.
Poems and short essays.
ISBN: 0912678704
Oliver, Louis. The horned snake
Merrick, N.Y. : Cross-Cultural Communications, 1982.
Genre: Poetry
Description: 16 p. ; p., 22 cm.
ISBN: 0893048143
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