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Book

America the beautiful : last poems

Call Number

  • 811 A4283 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

Albuquerque, NM : West End Press, 2010.

Physical Description

ix, 100 pages ; 23 cm

Summary

Paula Gunn Allen was one of the most important voices in Native American literature and criticism. Her posthumous America the Beautiful is an eloquent and poignant tribute to the land and people she loved. In Part I she not only describes the beauty and power of nature, but she also fiercely warns of the danger it faces. Part II includes personal poems on topics such as her own Hubris, seeing herself as a bridge for others, and the excruciating pain of losing two sons. A forceful and touching book, America the Beautiful reminds us of what is important in the world and life.ùLaVonne Ruoff, Professor Emeritus, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago.

Contents

  • Apache Warrior, Apache Troop
  • America the Beautiful I
  • America the Beautiful II
  • America the Beautiful III
  • America the Beautiful IV
  • America the Beautiful V
  • America the Beautiful VI
  • America the Beautiful VII
  • America the Beautiful VIII
  • America the Beautiful IX
  • America the Beautiful X
  • America the Beautiful XI
  • America the Beautiful XII
  • America the Beautiful XIII
  • America the Beautiful XIV
  • America the Beautiful XV
  • America the Beautiful XVI
  • America the Beautiful XVII
  • America the Beautiful XVIII
  • America the Beautiful XIX
  • America the Beautiful XX
  • America the Beautiful XXI
  • America the Beautiful XXII
  • America the Beautiful XXIII
  • America the Beautiful XXIV
  • America the Beautiful XXV
  • America the Beautiful XXVI
  • America the Beautiful XXVII
  • America the Beautiful XXVIII
  • America the Beautiful XXIX
  • America the Beautiful XXX
  • America the Beautiful XXXI
  • America the Beautiful XXXII
  • America the Beautiful XXXIII
  • America the Beautiful XXXIV
  • America the Beautiful XXXV
  • America the Beautiful XXXVI
  • America the Beautiful XXXVII
  • America the Beautiful XXXVIII
  • The Kingdom of Nye
  • Three
  • Another Shore
  • Sin Verguenza
  • Wayward Girl's Lament
  • Skyscape
  • Values
  • Still Crazy
  • Self Portrait and a Wish
  • Dawn Sneaks
  • I Understand When I Watch TV
  • coyote rhymester on the lam
  • All the Same Beans
  • Which Way's Up, Doc?
  • Borrachitarme Voy
  • SE FUE (He Left [Himself])
  • Minding the Gap
  • Treasured
  • Love Poem
  • How Near, How Far.

Subjects

Genres

Poetry.