Louise Erdrich

Born: 7 June 1954

Louise Erdrich was born in Little Falls, Minnesota in 1954. She has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry, Jacklight (1984), Baptism of Desire (1989) and Original Fire: New and Selected Poems (2003). (Source)

Poems by Louise Erdrich

Advice to Myself by Louise Erdrich

July 13, 2026

“Pursue the authentic—decide first / what is authentic, / then go after it with all your heart.” — Louise Erdrich