Poet Ray Young Bear at Rockhurst University

Native American poet Ray Young Bear has been writing since he was a teenager on the Meskawki settlement in Iowa, translating poems from his native language into English. Poet and writer Sherman Alexie has said, "I am not exaggerating when I say that Ray Young Bear is the best poet in Indian Country." By Dennis Conrow, Assistant Producer, New Letters on the Air

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Kansas City, MO – In 1996, Young Bear was interviewed by Margaret Smith of New Letters on the Air and discussed how Meskawki culture feeds his creativity.