Life Is a Fatal Disease: Collected Poems 1962–1995
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Life Is a Fatal Disease: Collected Poems 1962–1995 is a poetry collection by Native American writer and scholar Paula Gunn Allen that spans over three decades of her work, exploring themes of identity, spirituality, and Indigenous experience.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Paula Gunn Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorEthnicity | Native American ⓘ |
| containsWorkType |
newly collected poems
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previously published poems ⓘ |
| contributorRoleOf | Paula Gunn Allen as poet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
relationships between body and spirit
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relationships between land and people ⓘ tensions between Western and Indigenous worldviews ⓘ |
| focus |
Indigenous spirituality
ⓘ
Native American women’s perspectives ⓘ tribal memory and tradition ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Indigenous-centered
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anti-colonial ⓘ feminist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Native American Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
interweaving of tribal stories and contemporary life
ⓘ
mythic imagery ⓘ use of ceremonial and ritual language ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Indigenous experience
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colonialism and its impacts ⓘ cultural survival ⓘ feminism ⓘ identity ⓘ mortality ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| periodCovered | late 20th century Native American poetry ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Shadow Country
NERFINISHED
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Skins and Bones NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
Indigenous studies
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Native American literature ⓘ women’s studies ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers of Native American poetry
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scholars of Indigenous literature ⓘ students of feminist and decolonial poetics ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfContents | 1962–1995 ⓘ |
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