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The Bruised Apple Tumbles Far From the Tree

Two poems by Danielle Shandiin Emerson

The Bruised Apple Tumbles Far From the Tree

SHIMÁ / My Mother,

ayóó’ ánííníshní / I love you, a lot.

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Crack, crack, crack.

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About the Author

Danielle Shandiin Emerson is a Diné writer from Shiprock, New Mexico on the Navajo Nation. Her clans are Tłaashchi’i (Red Cheek People Clan), born for Ta’neezaahníí (Tangled People Clan). Her maternal grandfather is Ashííhí (Salt People Clan) and her paternal grandfather is Táchii’nii (Red Running into the Water People Clan). She has a B.A. in Education Studies and a B.A. in Literary Arts from Brown University. Danielle writes fiction, poetry, and creative essays. She is currently a MFA Fiction graduate student at Vanderbilt University.

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