Luci Tapahonso
At a glance:
- Series: Magill's Choice: American Indian Biographies, Revised Edition
- Categories: Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Poetry, Poets, Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History, Women's history
Article abstract: Luci Tapahonso is a respected contemporary poet who has also pursued a career as an English professor, specializing in Native American literature.
Luci Tapahonso was born and raised on a farm in New Mexico, and her poetry reflects the issues and images of Navajo life in the Southwest. While an undergraduate at the University of New Mexico, she was introduced to Laguna Pueblo author Leslie Marmon Silko, who encouraged Tapahonso to pursue her interests in creative writing. Tapahonso received a bachelor's degree in 1980 and a master's degree in...
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