Esther Belin
Esther Belin is a poet and artist from the Navajo Nation (Diné). Her single-volume poetry book From the Belly of My Beauty was published in1999 and won the American Book Award. Recently, she co-editedThe Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature that was published in 2021 and on the Lists of Best Books, 2010-2023 of the American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL).
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Esther Belin
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- Esther Belin
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- Education
- * University of California, Berkeley (1991)
- Movement
- Works based upon Navajo philosophy of Saah Naagháí Bik’eh Hózho
- Awards
- American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation (2000)
- Nationality
- United States
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Belin received title of the inaugural poet laureate of Durango, Colorado (2024–2026) as well as the 2025 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow.
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• Name — Esther Belin • Occupation — Author • Education — * University of California, Berkeley (1991) • Institute of American Indian Arts • Antioch University • Movement — Works based upon Navajo philosophy of Saah Naagháí Bik’eh Hózho • Notable Works — From the Belly of My Beauty, "Of Cartography: Poems (Sun Tracks)" • Awards — American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation (2000)
Education
Education
Belin attended the following institutions for higher education degrees: the University of California, Berkeley, the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Antioch University.
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Poetry
• Belin's books •, including "Bringing Hannah Home", "Blues-ing on the Brown Vibe", and "Night Travel" * • Within other books * * * * * *
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- 1.Esther Belin. International Writing Program Collections.
- 2.Berglund, Jeff. "Planting the Seeds of Revolution": An Interview with Poet Esther Belin (Dine). Studies in American Indian Literatures. 17. 1. 62–72. 2005-04-21. 1548-9590.
- 3.Carroll, Dennis J. All in the family: The Edd sisters. The Santa Fe New Mexican. Z108. August 11, 2013.
- 4.Clifford, Edward. 10 Questions for Esther Belin. The Massachusetts Review: A Quarterly of Literature the Arts and Public Affairs. February 26, 2021.
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