In A Bag Worth a Pony

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where she cooks a potato for warming hands on icy mornings

the old man and the first Midewiwin ceremony

They bring us generously into experiences that we must understand if we are to come together in real relationships

Baptism of Desire ecology In A Bag Worth aBaptism by blood, water, or desire is necessary for salvation in Roman Catholic tradition, and baptism of desire is the term used for the leap of trust by which a sincere believer can experience spiritual regeneration. Louise Erdrich's poems are acts of redemption. Everywhere evident is Erdrich's unique capacity for finding the perfect word, the fresh, yet absolutely right, metaphor that makes her work both profound and accessible.