Native Guard

Name: Native Guard
Author: Natasha Trethewey

by Natasha Trethewey

Poetry exploring family history and Civil War legacy in Mississippi Gulf Coast landscape

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Natasha Trethewey

American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize for Native Guard in 2007 and served as Poet Laureate. Her verse explores Southern history, race, and personal loss.

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MonumentPoetry meditating on public monuments and their contested meanings in American history