Kent Nerburn

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"The best storytellers

“The best storytellers make you feel that they are speaking directly to you, and the best-told stories resonate in the heart and soul forever. The Wolf at Twilight will be permanently etched in your consciousness.”

Dan Agent, former editor of the Cherokee Phoenix and screenwriter for Our Spirits Don’t Speak English: Indian Boarding School

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“Twist and turn the imagination

“His characters twist and turn the imagination as they reveal, slowly, the wonders of the natural world and our relationships within it.

Kent's work has been my companion and will always remain so.”

Robert Plant, Musician

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“An unlikely friendship

“An unlikely friendship brings into light a dark period in American history and bridges understanding between two worlds. The story of this unique and captivating journey…is a remarkable gift that we are honored to receive and obligated to pass on.”

Steven R. Heape, Cherokee Nation citizen and producer of the award-winning documentary The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

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"This is storytelling

“This is storytelling with a greatness of heart.”
Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce

Louise Erdrich, Novelist

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“A poignant portrait

“The author’s ironic self-awareness as he serves as a foil to the various native people he encounters…deepens the very Indian humor that permeates a story that another, lesser writer might have seen as either tragic or inconsequential. It is also a poignant portrait of what it means to be a Native elder and a survivor of the often bitter experience of the Indian boarding schools of the 20th century.”

Joseph Bruchac, Abenaki, award-winning poet and author of Code Talker and Skeleton Man

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“Elegant, yet powerful

“Elegant, yet powerful. The emotional truth that resides in the rich storytelling of The Wolf at Twilight is a testament to the strength and endurance of Lakota culture, and provides insight into the remarkable, painful nature of the story as it removes barriers to understanding our common humanity.”

Winona LaDuke, founder and executive director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project

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“Speaks to the heart

“Kent Nerburn's gift is not just to build bridges between the Native and non- Native world, but to transcend those differences with a narrative that speaks to the heart of the human experience>

Anton Treuer, Ojibwe Author and teacher

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“With a poet’s grace

“With a poet’s grace and a craftsman’s precision, Kent Nerburn has written a powerful and deeply moving meditation on what it means to live the life of an artist – and, ultimately, what it means to be human. Dancing with the Gods might be the most inspiring book you’ll read all year.

Daniel Pink, Author and producer

Musings

A Musical Gift from across the Pond

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September 20, 2022

This came in my email this morning and I thought I’d pass it along. It is a wonderful translation of my cab driver story in Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace into song. That story, which was excerpted from the chapter, “Where there is sadness, Joy,” has become a social media phenomenon, traveling around […]

A Rare and Temporary Offer — Two soon-to-be-unavailable works, Small Graces (CD) and Ordinary Sacred

Small Graces and Ordinary Sacred are quiet sister works, each seeking to illuminate the spiritual presence in the ordinary events

Grandparenting 101: “Camera Don’t Lie.”

Neither my wife nor I had grandparents as meaningful presences in our lives, so we’ve been making it up as

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Kent Nerburn

3 weeks ago

Grandparenting 101: “Camera Don’t Lie.”

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Neither my wife nor I had grandparents as meaningful presences in our lives, so we’ve been making it up as we go. And we’ve found the experience to be muc

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Kent Nerburn

3 weeks ago

Neither my wife nor I had grandparents as meaningful presences in our lives, so we’ve been making it up as we go. And we’ve found the experience to be much different from parenting, but every bit as rich and rewarding. Here’s a story.Our grandson, known affectionately in grandparent shorthand as “Mister T”, has been a hard case, for himself and those around him. ... See MoreSee Less

Grandparenting 101: “Camera Don’t Lie.”

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Neither my wife nor I had grandparents as meaningful presences in our lives, so we’ve been making it up as we go. And we’ve found the experience to be muc

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Kent Nerburn

4 weeks ago

The store is now open at www.kentnerburn.com. I only have a few things in it; until I get a handle on the process the offerings will be very limited. I'm slowly going to add some one-of-a-kind pieces, like old editions and foreign editions, reader's copies that I used over the years, and even my one remaining sculpture from my previous life. Was originally going to be a clean, well-lighted space, but will probably end up being a garage sale or the online equivalent of a Goodwill bin store. We shall see. Go to my website and take a look. ... See MoreSee Less

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Musings & Wanderings Small Graces CD update • August 6, 2022 I found a place that will print new copies of the CD, so all of you who have sent checks will eventually get your copy. It could take a...

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