Moe's Poetry & Art

After his military service, Moe made his way to New Mexico — drawn to the land, to open sky, to something the war had not taken. It was there, on the plains and in the mountains, that he met Larry Littlebird.

Larry Littlebird was a Santo Domingo/ Laguna Pueblo storyteller, filmmaker, painter, and culture bearer. He co-founded Hamaatsa, a center for Indigenous arts and healing, and served on the founding committee of the Sundance Institute. His film work, his paintings, and his way of walking through the world carried the teachings of his people — that the land is alive, that story is medicine, that human beings belong to something larger than themselves.

Moe and Larry walked together for decades. Larry taught Moe how to live — not just survive. When Moe faced cancer treatments in 2019, it was Larry he called. When the owl appeared at the window that night, Larry said: "He knows things." That was enough.

Larry Littlebird walked on September 15, 2025. Moe learned by email. He wrote it down — the way he writes everything that matters — in a poem.