Biographical information about sherman alexie biography

Sherman Alexie, a Spokane/Coeur d’Alene poet and novelist, was born on October 7, 1966, on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, Washington. He received his BA in American studies from Washington State University in Pullman.

Alexie’s books of poetry include Face (Hanging Loose Press, 2009); One Stick Song (Hanging Loose Press, 2000); The Man Who Loves Salmon (Limberlost Press, 1998); The Summer of Black Widows (Hanging Loose Press, 1996); Water Flowing Home (Limberlost Press, 1996); Old Shirts & New Skins (American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, 1993); First Indian on the Moon (Hanging Loose Press, 1993); I Would Steal Horses (Slipstream, 1992); and The Business of Fancydancing (Hanging Loose Press, 1992).

Alexie is also the author of several novels and collections of short fiction, including a young adult novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 20