Diane Thiel, New Mexico author of ten books of poetry and nonfiction, including Echolocations, Resistance Fantasies, The White Horse: A Colombian Journey, and Winding Roads. Awards include a Fulbright, a PEN Award and an NEA Award. Thiel received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Brown, and has traveled and lived in various countries worldwide with her husband and four children, working on literary and environmental projects. She is Professor of English and Associate Chair at UNM.

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