Esther Belin

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
Born (1968-07-02) July 2, 1968
OccupationArtist and writer
EducationAntioch University, the Institute of American Indian Arts, and the University of California at Berkeley
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
GenrePoetry, Creative Writing
Literary movementNative American Literature
Notable worksFrom the Belly of My Beauty, "Of Cartography: Poems (Sun Tracks)"
Notable awardsAmerican 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]

Works

Poetry
  • Bringing Hannah Home (1998)[11]
  • Blues-ing on the Brown Vibe (1999)
  • Night Travel (1999)[12]
  • 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.[13]
  • 2000 Interview for SAIL (Studies in American Indian Literatures)
  • "Planting the Seeds of Revolution" An Interview with Poet Esther Belin (Diné) by Jeff Berglund

See also

References
  1. "Esther Belin". International Writing Program Collections. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  2. Rice, David (2001). "Review of From the Belly of My Beauty". MELUS. 26 (3): 233–237. doi:10.2307/3185566. JSTOR 3185566.
  3. Belin, Esther (1999). From the Belly of My Beauty. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 978-0-8165-1954-5.
  4. "Esther Belin". Poetry Foundation. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  5. "Of Cartography – UAPress". uapress.arizona.edu. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  6. Allen, Frank (1999). "Book reviews: Arts & Humanities". Library Journal. 124: 197.
  7. Berglund, Jeff; Belin, Esther G. (2005-04-21). ""Planting the Seeds of Revolution": An Interview with Poet Esther Belin (Dine)". Studies in American Indian Literatures. 17 (1): 62–72. doi:10.1353/ail.2005.0025. ISSN 1548-9590. S2CID 162130753.
  8. "Sherman Alexie's Top 10 Native American Poets". billmoyers.com. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  9. "art". ESTHER BELIN. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  10. Berglund, Jeff (2005). ""Planting the Seeds of Revolution": An Interview with Poet Esther Belin (Diné)". Studies in American Indian Literatures. 17: 62–72. doi:10.1353/ail.2005.0025. S2CID 162130753.
  11. "Bringing Hannah Home by Esther Belin". Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. "From the Belly of My Beauty – UAPress". uapress.arizona.edu. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  13. "A map of language charted by Navajo philosophy". Retrieved 2018-03-02.


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