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Skins and BonesPoems 1979-1987Paula Gunn AllenArguably Allen’s best single poetry volume, this collection contains memorable evocations of such figures as La Malinche, Pocohontas, Sacagawea, and Molly Brant. Tongue-in-cheek and deadly serious, Allen redefines the Native tradition in her poetry.
I saw you well. I —from “Pocahontas to Her English Husband, John Rolfe 5½ x 8½ inches • 69 pages • ISBN 0-931122-50-3 • $8.95 |
Paula Gunn Allen
Born near Laguna Pueblo, Paula Gunn Allen is of Laguna-Sioux-Lebanese-Scottish-American descent. Her mother’s Laguna people are Keres speakers “reputed to be the last extreme mother-right people on earth.” Her father, Lee Francis, who grew up speaking Spanish and Arabic, went on to become Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico. She has edited four volumes including three of Native American literature and one collection of scholarly essays. These followed her groundbreaking work on Native American women’s studies, The Sacred Hoop (1986). She is also the author of an influential novel, The Woman Who Owned the Shadows (1983) and seven volumes of poetry.  |