Written by EMILY PAULINE JOHNSON (Tekahionwake) (1861-1913)
"Emily Pauline Johnson was a Canadian Native American poet who bridged her Mohawk and European background. She was a very popular poet in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries." "In The Shadows" "I am Sailing to the leeward, Where the current runs to seaward Soft and slow, Where the sleeping river... Sign in to see full entry.