novelist environmentalist and writer of short stories. She is currently the Chickasaw Nation's Writer in Residence. Her first university teaching position was in American Indian Studies and American Studies at the University of Minnesota. After writing her first book, Calling Myself Home, she continued to write poetry. Her work has both a historical and political focus, but is lyrical. Her most recent books are The Book of Medicines (1993) and Rounding the Human Corners. (2008) She is also a novelist
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forms, particularly writing. As a child, Dove was described as a homebody, more content with reading and writing short stories than playing with others (Wheeler 243). Despite her passion for writing, she never saw it as a formidable career until her junior year in high school, when her english teacher took her to see John Ciardi at a book signing. This moment sparked an epiphany in the young girl as she made the connection between her work and its relation to professional writing (Wheeler 243). This
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