Long Soldier, Layli

Layli Long Soldier

October 8, 2026

Photographer

Eva Sierra

Readings from this author

October 8, 2026 - Layli Long Soldier

Layli Long Soldier reads from her second book, We (2026). Long Soldier's selections include concrete poetry, photographs, and a poem in the shape of a star quilt; projected images of the text and related installation artworks accompany the reading. The doubled meaning of the book's title is reflected throughout: the "we" of relatives, friends, and community, and also "wé," meaning "blood" in Lakota language.

November 2, 2017 - Layli Long Soldier

Layli Long Soldier reads poems from Whereas (2017). This reading was originally given with Timothy Yu as part of the Morgan Lucas Schuldt Memorial Reading Series.

November 7, 2011 - Sing: Poetry from the Indigenous Americas

Authors collected in the anthology Sing: Poetry from the Indigenous Americas (2011) read from their work. Introductions are made by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, the editor of this collection.

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