The Chickasaw people began to engage in language revitalization in the 1970s. Today, the modern Chickasaw language revitalization movement is active and dynamic, as new speakers are created and new forms of life for the language emerge. One of these forms is Chickasaw poetry. Lokosh will discuss his creative process and poetics in the greater context of Chickasaw language revitalization in 2026.

Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and Department of English. This event is free! RSVP encouraged.