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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| Life Is a Fatal Disease: Collected Poems 1962–1995 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Life Is a Fatal Disease: Collected Poems 1962–1995 Context triple: [Paula Gunn Allen, notableWork, Life Is a Fatal Disease: Collected Poems 1962–1995]
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A.
The Complete Poems, 1927–1979
The Complete Poems, 1927–1979 is a comprehensive collection of Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry, spanning her entire career and showcasing her precise, observant, and emotionally restrained style.
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Collected Poems
Collected Poems is a comprehensive volume gathering the major poetic works of W. H. Auden, showcasing the range and evolution of his influential modernist verse.
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Selected Poems, 1935–1985
Selected Poems, 1935–1985 is a curated collection of James Laughlin’s poetry spanning five decades, showcasing his distinctive modernist style and evolution as a poet.
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D.
Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010
Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010 is a retrospective collection showcasing nearly five decades of Canadian poet Patrick Lane’s acclaimed and often starkly lyrical work.
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E.
Without End: New and Selected Poems
Without End: New and Selected Poems is a collection that showcases Adam Zagajewski’s contemplative, lyrical poetry, spanning much of his career and highlighting his meditations on history, memory, and spiritual longing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Life Is a Fatal Disease: Collected Poems 1962–1995 Target entity description: 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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A.
The Complete Poems, 1927–1979
The Complete Poems, 1927–1979 is a comprehensive collection of Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry, spanning her entire career and showcasing her precise, observant, and emotionally restrained style.
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B.
Collected Poems
Collected Poems is a comprehensive volume gathering the major poetic works of W. H. Auden, showcasing the range and evolution of his influential modernist verse.
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C.
Selected Poems, 1935–1985
Selected Poems, 1935–1985 is a curated collection of James Laughlin’s poetry spanning five decades, showcasing his distinctive modernist style and evolution as a poet.
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D.
Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010
Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010 is a retrospective collection showcasing nearly five decades of Canadian poet Patrick Lane’s acclaimed and often starkly lyrical work.
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E.
Without End: New and Selected Poems
Without End: New and Selected Poems is a collection that showcases Adam Zagajewski’s contemplative, lyrical poetry, spanning much of his career and highlighting his meditations on history, memory, and spiritual longing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Paula Gunn Allen ⓘ |
| authorEthnicity | Native American ⓘ |
| containsWorkType |
newly collected poems
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previously published poems ⓘ |
| contributorRoleOf | Paula Gunn Allen as poet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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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 ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
interweaving of tribal stories and contemporary life
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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
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Skins and Bones ⓘ The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions ⓘ |
| 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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