Louis Oliver (poet)

Louis Oliver
Louis Oliver
Native name
Wotkoce
Born(1904-04-09)April 9, 1904
Coweta, Indian Territory
DiedMay 10, 1991(1991-05-10) (aged 87)
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Occupationwriter
LanguageEnglish, Muscogee
NationalityMuscogee Nation, American
Alma materBacone College
Notable awardsAlexander Posey Literary Award (1987)

Louis Oliver (April 9, 1904 – May 10, 1991), also known as Little Coon or Wotkoce Okisce, was a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and an American poet. His poetry combines themes of Muscogee oral history with an examination of intellectualism in the context of the Muscogee Nation.

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