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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- 1968 · Los Angeles.
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- United States
- Occupation
- writer · painter · poet
- Education
- Institute of American Indian Arts · University of California and Berkeley
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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.
• 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) 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). Belin received title of the inaugural poet laureate of Durango, Colorado (2024–2026) as well as the 2025 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow.
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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• 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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