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James Welch
English Soldier
Born: Jul 7, 1889
Died: Jun 28, 1978
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To receive this award from an organization I admire so much makes me totally happy and grateful. James Welch
Me Happy Grateful Organization Admire Totally Makes Much Award Receive
I used to object to being called an Indian writer, and would always say I was a writer who happened to be an Indian, and who happened to write about Indians. James Welch
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Richard Hugo taught me that anyone with a desire to write, an ear for language and a bit of imagination could become a writer. He also, in a way, gave me permission to write about northern Montana. James Welch
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The townspeople outside the reservations had a very superior attitude toward Indians, which was kind of funny, because they weren't very wealthy; they were on the fringes of society themselves. James Welch
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My poems were just kind of all over the place. They had no focus, no location, nothing. Kind of a series of images that could have been set anywhere. A lot of the poems were just exercises for myself. James Welch
Myself Focus Nothing Location Kind Poems Could Had Over Exercises Were Been Lot Just Just Kind Place Anywhere Series Images Set
I think ethnic and regional labels are insulting to writers and really put restrictions on them. People don't think your work is quite as universal. James Welch
Work People Think Restrictions Writers Put Insulting Labels Quite Regional Them Really Ethnic Your Universal
I wander around, get the lay of the land and try to imagine what kind of people would have lived there in that historical period. What would they eat? What kind of clothing would they wear? How did they shelter themselves? How did they get around? James Welch
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