Ray Young Bear — Our Bird Aegis - Poetry Unbound

What holds our bodies together? Yes, there are the biological components, such as the cells, fluids, fibers, but what about the bone-deep stuff, the histories, myths, aches, resolves? In “Our Bird Aegis,” poet Ray Young Bear evokes an adolescent eagle to show how this blend of the visceral, the inherited, and the self-made abides in each of us, no matter our form, wherever we go. Ray Young Bear is a Meskwaki poet and fiction writer. He is the author of several books of poetry including, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/10066/9780930100339">The Invisible Musician</a> (Holy Cow Press, 1990), <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rock-Island-Hiking-Club/dp/0877457719">The Rock Island Hiking Club</a> (University of Iowa Press, 2001), and <a href="https://openroadmedia.com/ebook/manifestation-wolverine/9781504014120">Manifestation Wolverine</a> (Open Road Media, 2015). Young Bear is also the author of two novels, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/10066/97...