Native America in poetry

I found both Alexie and Louis to have similar view points on the Native American culture and their way of life under white American rule. However, I found Alexie's use of poetry to be more powerful and effective that Louis because of the simplicity of his message. I thought Louis seemed to want to shock and anger his readers into action, while Alexie uses a simple and yet saddening message to make his readers feel the emotion behind his message.