Lance Henson

Lance Henson is a poet of the Cheyenne Nation of Oklahoma. He has published 43 books in 23 languages. An ex-marine and a mixed martial artist, he has maintained a cultural indigenous worldview that opposes the mistreatment of indigenous peoples the world over. His literary project “Words From the Edge” has invited poets from endangered tribal peoples to Europe to share their stories and poems. He is an adjunct Professor of the Cheyenne Arapaho tribal college of Oklahoma, and his latest book, the dead zone, has found publication in three countries, France, Columbia and Italy. He lives in Bologna, Italy.