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= A Radiant Curve (Tapahonso book) = A Radiant Curve is a compilation of poems and stories written by professor Luci Tapahonso, who is an award winning author and Inaugural Poet Laureate of the Navajo Nation It is one of six collective poetry works by Tapahonso, who has also written three children's books. A Radiant Curve is an anthology of personal writings centered around Luci Tapahonso's Navajo culture, memories of her family, generational teachings, and her perspective as a Navajo person living in modern times. Throughout the book, there is an emphasis on story telling as it relates to the commonality of the shared human experience across cultures, and both Navajo and the English language are utilized in the poems. The book was published in 2008 by The University of Arizona Press and won the Arizona Book Award for Poetry, New Mexico Book Coop, 2009.

Significance of Sestina Verse in A Radiant Curve

Tapahonso heavily utilizes Sestina verse form in her poetry, a six stanza, French style of verse.