Louis Oliver | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Littlecoon.jpg) Louis Oliver | |
| Native name | Wotkoce[1] |
| Born | April 9, 1904 Coweta, Indian Territory |
| Died | May 10, 1991 (aged 87) Muskogee, Oklahoma[1] |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | English, Muscogee |
| Nationality | Muscogee Nation, American |
| Alma mater | Bacone College |
| Notable awards | Alexander Posey Literary Award (1987)[1] |
Louis Oliver (April 9, 1904 – May 10, 1991), also known as Little Coon or Wotkoce Okisce, was a citizen of the Muscogee Nation[1] and an American poet.[2][3] His poetry combines themes of Muscogee oral history with an examination of intellectualism in the context of the Muscogee Nation.[4]
- ^ a b c d Schmidtke, Carsten. "Oliver, Louis (1904–1991)". The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Oliver, Louis Littlecoon", The Encyclopedia of North American Indians, vol. 8, Marshall Cavendish, 1997, p. 1017.
- ^ Roman, Camille; Travisano, Thomas J. (2005), "Louis (Little Coon) Oliver, 1904–1991", The New Anthology of American Poetry: Modernisms, 1900-1950, Rutgers University Press, pp. 746–748, ISBN 9780813531649.
- ^ Womack, Craig S. (1999), "Chapter 6: Louis Oliver: Searching for a Creek Intellectual Center", Red on Red: Native American Literary Separatism, University of Minnesota Press, pp. 187–211, ISBN 9780816630226.