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Esther G. Belin
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| Born | July 2, 1968 |
| Occupation | Artist and writer |
| Education | Antioch University, the Institute of American Indian Arts, and the University of California at Berkeley |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Genre | Poetry, Creative Writing |
| Literary movement | Native American Literature |
| Notable works | From the Belly of My Beauty, "Of Cartography: Poems (Sun Tracks)" |
| Notable awards | American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation |
Esther Belin (born July 2, 1968) is a Diné multimedia artist and writer. She is a graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as well as the University of California, Berkeley.
She is the author of a collection of poetry, From the Belly of My Beauty', published in 1999 by the University of Arizona Press. The book won the American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation in 2000. Her recent works include Of Cartography: Poems (Sun Tracks)', and online poems like, "X+X+X+X-X-X-X." According to a review from Library Journal, "Belin provides graphic descriptions of the 'wounds' one endures remaining true to a 'native lifestyle.'" In an interview with Belin, Jeff Berglund writes, "For Belin, writing is activism, activism is writing." Sherman Alexie considers Belin to be one of his favorite Native writers. As an artist she specializes in mixed media, printmaking, and beading.
Belin was raised in Los Angeles by her Navajo parents who were part of the Federal Indian relocation program of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Works
Poetry
- Bringing Hannah Home (1998)
- Blues-ing on the Brown Vibe (1999)
- Night Travel (1999)
- X+X+X+X-X-X-X (2017)
Editor or contributor
- Wíčazo Ša Review - Spring 2007
- SAIL - Spring 2005
- Book Review - Cheyenne Madonna
- Book Review - A Radiant Curve
Interviews
- Esther Belin on Democracy Now! "On Columbus Day, Indigenous Urge Celebration of Native Culture & Teaching of the Americas’ Genocide" (2012).
- "A map of language charted by Navajo philosophy" Esther Belin is trying to shape a uniquely Navajo way of writing, by Heather Hansman.
- 2000 Interview for SAIL (Studies in American Indian Literatures)
- "Planting the Seeds of Revolution" An Interview with Poet Esther Belin (Diné) by Jeff Berglund
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