Voyager for the Cheyenne

Lance Henson is one of the great voices of contemporary American literature. Voyager means explorer: Lance Henson's journey is continuous and indomitable, and in his poems he testifies to the realities and pains he observes in today's humanity. He dedicates this book of poetry to his Cheyenne people because, as he says, "I am my people, as my people are me". The power of his verses echoes the spirit of an entire people, and testifies to the profound connection to Nature of the spirituality of Native Americans: the human, animal and plant world are one, alive, and rejoice and suffer in unison. The essence of Lance Henson is that of a warrior poet who bitterly observes: "What happened to us in the past is now happening to all members of the human race." A strong message, under the banner of environmentalism and criticism of the systems of money and power, which no longer respect anything or anyone.