Esther Belin (born July 2, 1968) is a Diné multimedia artist and writer.[1] She is a graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as well as the University of California, Berkeley.
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 |
She is the author of a collection of poetry, From the Belly of My Beauty[2], published in 1999 by the University of Arizona Press.[3] The book won the American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation[4] in 2000. Her recent works include Of Cartography: Poems (Sun Tracks)[5], 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.'"[6] In an interview with Belin, Jeff Berglund writes, "For Belin, writing is activism, activism is writing."[7] Sherman Alexie considers Belin to be one of his favorite Native writers.[8] As an artist she specializes in mixed media, printmaking,[9] 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.[10]
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