War Dances

War Dances is Sherman Alexie's latest volume of short stories, sprinkled with some poems.  His wily approach  always surprises. His short stories make one think, muse and ponder, enjoy the changes of tone and all that jazz. He is master of metaphor and of reality and his writing is moving, heart breaking and contrary. Identity, society, writing are recurrent themes in all his writing  I know. I love his poetry even more with its weird forms and the formal games he plays. His fifth volume, as always published by Robert Hershon of Hanging Loose Press ( a rather decent poet himself) is titled  Face and is a translators nightmare. One day, when I see an ocean of time in front of me I will try new approaches to translating.