Life Is a Fatal Disease: Selected Poems, 1964-1994

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omnibus collection of Allen's work


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Published by West End Press Distributed by University of New Mexico Press


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This omnibus collection of poetry richly reflects the experience of its already legendary author, invoking myth and history, tragedy and comedy, narrative and lyric, nightmare and the clear light of day. Allen is the author of more than a dozen books in a variety of genres. Born in Cubero, New Mexico, 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, who grew up speaking Spanish and Arabic, went on to become lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1967-70).


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