Brujas learn about borders, crossing the red-hearted desert under thebleached moon and feeling the stars' heat on the fur of their heads."

- from "The Red-Hearted Desert", stories of theEsperanza sisters, in"Throwing fire at the Sun,water at the Moon" (U of Az Press, 2000)

Anita Endrezze

Tel: 425 303-8473

anitaendrezze@comcast.net

www.hanksville.org/storyteller/anita

Bio:
Half Yaqui Indian andhalf-European, Anita is an artist as well as a writer. Her most recent book,"Throwing fire at the Sun, water at the Moon", relates her tribaland family history through myth, poems, short stories, and historical research.A previous book of poems, "at the helm of twilight" (Broken MoonPress), won both the Weyerhaeuser -Bumbershoot Award and the Gov. WritersAward for Washington. After living 37 years in Spokane, she now lives inEverett with her family.

For a complete listing of my publications, please read the web page atthe above site.

"Throwing fire at the Sun, water at the Moon" (University ofArizona Press,
2000) ISBN 08165 1972 2 paperback.

"at the helm of twilight" (Broken Moon Press, 1992) ISBN 091308926 5.

Poetry:

"Bjerget og Skytsanden" (CDR Forlag, 1986) pub in Denmarkin Danish
ISBN 8788483 23 1. Children's novel.

"Lune D'Ambre" (Rougerie, 1993) pub in France in French. Poems.

'The Humming of Stars, Bees, and Waves," (Making Waves Press, GuildfordEngland, 1998). poetry and short stories. ISBN 1 973918 13 5

Anthologies include:

Reinventing the Enemy's Language

Talking Leaves

Harper and Row's Anthology of 20th Century Native American Poetry

The Sweet Breathing of Plants

Singing with a Heart of a bear

The Color of

and dozens more

Autobiography appears in "Here First", (Modern Library, 2000)
ISBN 0375 75138 6

Recent literary performances:

Reader at NW Bookfest 2000, Seattle

January 26 and March 9, 2001 reading at Elliott Bay Bookstore

Previous literary performances: USA, England, Denmark, France.

Languages: Speak Danish, read Norwegian and Swedish, speak a littleSpanish

Education: M.A in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University,B.A.in Secondary Education, minors in art and Spanish

Skills: research, languages, teaching, writing, artistic

Brief Visual arts vita:

In addition to my paintings appearing on book covers:

shows:

Chase Gallery 1999 Spokane Wa in a 3-woman showwith Gail Tremblay and

Elizabeth Woody

Dylan Thomas Center 1998 Wales

Electric Theater 1998 Guildford England

Poetry Library of London 1998

Teaching Credentials

What do I teach?
Native American literature, Creative Writing: Poetry

Would like to teach:
Creative writing for women Native American Women's lit

Where do I teach:
Usually I teach university level classes. Since I justmoved to the west side, I've decided to substitute teach at the high schoollevel because it offers me a lot of flexibility. In the future I'd liketo teach university classes again.

Describe my philosophy of
teaching:
"Poetry not only reconnectsus to the world, it emanates from the connection of the world to the sensesand the imagination that remains"...W.S. Merwin and "There isbut one history and that is the soul's"...Yeats

My favorite book to teach from is "The Languageof Life" by Bill Moyer. It's a collection of interviews of poets whotalk about their work and gives examples of the poems.

Describe your particular teaching methods:
Read, write, discuss, rewrite, share,read, write, discuss, rewrite...

How do you know when your students are learning?
l. When they start asking the right questions2. When they have integrated other's commentsinto their own critiquing
3.When they become excited about writing and/or reading
4. When I'm excited about their work

What level of students do you prefer?1. adult/college
2. high school

Prefer group situations vs mentoring one on one

Who has influenced me?
In college I was taught by the Irish poet JimMcAuley who invited me to tour with him in Idaho, where we read with DickHugo. Jim gave me a strong critical education, in regards to my own work,and the awareness of Shakespeare and Yeats. Dick Hugo influenced my senseof locality and tone. In later years I have loved the poetry of Paz, Neruda,early Japanese and Chinese women poets, Linda Hogan, Joy Harjo, and manyother poets/writers of ethnic heritage. I'm not so excited by most of themainstream American poets nowadays.

How long have I taught?

Over 20 years in high school, alternative highschool,ed clinic, as a poet in the schools, as a voluteer art teacher for my daughter'sschool, at colleges and universities, special workshops.