Abiding Appalachia Consorti

Awiakta writes several poems and little excerpts about her life growing up near a nuclear power plant. She expresses a reverence for nature and nuclear power. I thought it was interesting how she thought about the Atom. One of the poems mentions its energy has been stored is older than time itself, which I thought was a very fitting thought for a Native American. With respect for every thing in nature, why should the atom be any different? It is something that she believes should not be broke open for its power. Some of her poems made me feel the same way as Iversons early life chapters. She writes "Alice has folks in her front yard.... Jake has some nearby his school..' (Awikata 34) The thought of children living near and playing by and around cemetery's is an interesting one. Although it is not explicitly stated that they died from radiation, after reading Full Body Burden the thought is still in mind. In addition it could be a statement about man-kinds continuing lack of respect for nature, ripping open atoms and building homes on cemetery's are equally disrespectful.