Pulitzer Prize Poetry Winner
Postcolonial Love Poem
by Natalie Diaz
Summary
Diaz writes love poems in which Indigenous survival, queer desire, and the politics of water are inseparable. Her imagery is sensual and elemental, drawing on Mojave language, biblical cadence, and basketball alike to insist on the body as a contested, sacred ground. The collection reframes intimacy as an act of resistance against colonial erasure.
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Historical Context & Significance
Diaz uses imagery of water and the body to fight against the historical erasure of Native people.