One of our generation\'s most important literary voices, Esther G.
Marking territory and position according to the Diné cardinal points, Of Cartography demands much from the reader, gives meaning to abstraction, and demonstrates the challenges of identity politics..
With poems ranging from prose to typographic and linguistic illustrations, this distinctive collection pushes the boundaries of traditional poetic form.
Depicting the personal and the political, Of Cartography is an exploration of identity through language.
In this long-anticipated collection, Belin daringly maps the poetics of womanhood, the body, institution, family, and love.
Drawing from this experience, her poetry, activism, and multimedia work speaks to larger issues of urban Indian identity, acceptance, adaptation, and cultural estrangement.
Her parents completed the Special Navajo Five-Year Program that operated from 1946 to 1961 at Sherman Institute in Riverside, California.
Belin was raised in the Los Angeles area as part of the legacy following the federally run Indian relocation policy.
One of our generation\'s most important literary voices, Esther G
