{"product_id":"i-climb-the-mesas","title":"I Climb the Mesas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn overdue retrospective of a pathbreaking feminist Native American poet, with a foreword from activist and educator Lee Francis IV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Climb the Mesas: Collected Poems of Paula Gunn Allen\u003c\/em\u003e span the landscapes of the Southwest, excavate popular misunderstandings of Native women through history, and perhaps most importantly shines a light on a foremother of Native poetry, who was herself an icon to feminist legends like Gloria Steinem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding forewords from her nephew, activist and educator Lee Francis IV, as well as her daughter, this volume of the Laguna Pueblo poet spans her decades-long career, including hard-to-find, limited edition chapbooks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaula Gunn Allen (1939–2008) was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her father was Lebanese and her mother identified as Laguna Pueblo and Scottish. She received a BA in 1966 and an MFA in creative writing in 1968 from the University of Oregon and a PhD from the University of New Mexico in 1976. A scholar of Native American literature, Allen also authored several volumes of poetry, including \u003cem\u003eAmerica the Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLife Is a Fatal Disease: Collected Poems 1962-1995,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSkins and Bones,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBlind Lion\u003c\/em\u003e. She taught at the University of California, Los Angeles where she was a professor of English, Creative Writing, and American Indian Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levine Querido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288358207645,"sku":"9781646145829","price":98.95,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9781646145829.jpg?v=1764149333","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/i-climb-the-mesas","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}