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Allison Joseph

Writers & Readers: Allison Joseph
part of Rockstone & Bootheel: Contemporary West Indian Art.

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Allison Joseph, author of Worldly Pleasures, Imitation of Life and three other books of poems, will read from her work. Her newest book, My Father's Kites, was published in February.

Allison Joseph was born in London, England in 1967 to parents of Caribbean heritage. She currently teaches at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, where she serves as editor for Crab Orchard Review.