Laura Tohe
American Navajo writer, poet
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Laura Tohe (born 1952) is a Native American author and poet.[1] She is poet laureate of the Navajo Nation for 2015–2019,[2] and is a professor emerita of English at Arizona State University.[3]
Born1952 (age 73–74)
NationalityNavajo, America
EducationUniversity of New Mexico, University of Nebraska–Lincoln (MA, Phd - Creative Writing and Literature)
Notable awardsFestival of Words Writers Award (2019)
Laura Tohe | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) |
| Nationality | Navajo, America |
| Education | University of New Mexico, University of Nebraska–Lincoln (MA, Phd - Creative Writing and Literature) |
| Notable awards | Festival of Words Writers Award (2019) |
Tohe was born in Fort Defiance, Arizona, the daughter of a Navajo code talker.[2] She grew up speaking both Diné bizaad/Navajo language and English and was punished in school for speaking her native language due to assimilation.[4] She earned a B.A. from the University of New Mexico in 1975, an M.A. from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1985, and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1993. She has been affiliated with Arizona State University since 1994.[5]
Selected works
Books
Librettos
- Slayer, A Navajo Oratorio (With M. Grey, Naxos Digital Services US Inc. 2009)[9]