There is a platform overlooking Spokane Falls in the overlooking park of Spokane Public Library. It was here that the artist and former Spokane resident Sherman Leckie was inspired to write his poem "Where is the ghost of salmon jumping?" This poem is "an environmentally sensitive poem, praising the creation of waterfalls and rivers and lamenting what happened to this river and its residents on both sides." This poem was written entirely on a polished granite spiral concrete, where Alexis was inspired to write. When Alexis was asked to write this poem, he went to the waterfall and tried to see the river from the perspective of his ancestors. "This river is the center of our life, the center of our religion, so there, overlooking the river, is exactly where I want this poem. I looked down at the river and its beauty. I didn't know how many inches of mercury were under the water. This river reminds me of our ghost and the ghost of salmon. " At first Alexis didn't like spiral design, but he changed his mind a few years later. He came back and saw a couple reading this poem. "Their action is dancing. This design forces people to dance. Its real strength lies in watching people read this poem like this.
This poem is the final installation of public art in Spokane Public Library, which was installed at 1995. Sherman Aleksi is an Indian writer, poet, playwright, comedian and lecturer of Spokane/Kul Darren.