Another Attempt at Rescue Representation “If you want to be

“If you want to be seen as a thought leader in your industry or profession – and what executive doesn’t

and a Pushcart Prize for the essay

leadership

practitioners and patients get left behind

Award Nominee Canadian Cartoonist

Another Attempt at Rescue Representation “If you want to beANOTHER ATTEMPT AT RESCUE is the first collection by M. L. Smoker, whose work has been influenced by John Steinbeck, James Welch, and Philip Levine. Smoker composes free verse poems that focus on personal struggle and identity and engage Native American history, language, and culture. A member of the Sioux and Assiniboine tribes, poet M. L. Smoker earned a BA at Pepperdine University and an MFA at the University of Montana, where she received the