Layli Long Soldier is recognized for her innovative use of visual poetry and documentary poetics, particularly in her forthcoming book We/Wé. While her sculptural works have yet to gain significant critical attention, her previous publication, WHEREAS, received acclaim for addressing historical injustices faced by Native Peoples. Long Soldier's use of performative language challenges official narratives and emphasizes the power of words, including those in Lakota, to build connections within society. Her approach has garnered appreciation from fellow artists and highlights the importance of visual and spatial elements in poetry.
"Long Soldier's watershed publication WHEREAS (2017) took as its central conceit the Obama-era joint resolution S.J. Res. 14, acknowledging a long history of official depredations..."
"Her writing asserts that words, often expressed in the Lakota language, are just as capable of fostering vital human and nonhuman connections..."
"Long Soldier's poems make clear that the language used in governmental apologies is just as performative as that of the nefarious declarations..."
"Her close attention to visual phenomena and spatial logics has endeared her to fellow artists like Jeffrey Gibson, whose installation..."
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