Grandma Nobel

Claire Sargenti

she/they/fae

I type my grandmother’s name into the Blackfoot online dictionary

Her name does not come up // An entire world rises

August Litáyiitsimaankao’p

blue ótssko

blue bird otsskoisisttsi

blue winged teal otsskoiminnisa’ai

elevated sok

gentle ikkinaa’pssi

Gentle Singer Ikkináínihki

Claire Christine Sargenti Pi'kssíí Aakíí is an award winning interdisciplinary author and artist who is currently in residence at the De La Vega Gallery in Tucson, Arizona. She has published in Rougarou Journal, The Weaver Literary Magazine, and San Diego Poetry Annual, among others. www.clairechristinesargenti.com @clairevoyantspirit