1918 - 1994
Mary TallMountain American Poet
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Details
| Birthday |
19th June, 1918
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| Birthplace |
Nulato, Alaska U.S.
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| Died |
2nd September, 1994
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| Place of Death |
Petaluma, California U.S.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Poet, Storyteller
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| Occupation |
Poet
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Mary TallMountain (June 19, 1918 – September 2, 1994) was a poet and storyteller of mixed Scotch-Irish and Koyukon ancestry. Her works deal with the interplay of Christianity with indigenous beliefs and the difficulties of her own life. Before her mother died from tuberculosis she was adopted by a white couple where she faced prejudice among whites. Her experience with alcoholism and as a victim of prejudice and child abuse is expressed in the theme of struggle and healing in her work. She started her working career as a legal secretary and began writing around age 50 when she was a contributor to the Native American Renaissance. She eventually owned her own stenography business, which she lost while battling cancer. Her final years were spent in a poor, inner-city neighborhood in San Francisco, where she co-founded the Tenderloin Women Writers Workshop. She lived in San Francisco until her death in 1994.
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