{"product_id":"of-cartography-poemsvolume-81-paperback","title":"Of Cartography: Poems Volume 81 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEsther G. Belin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of our generation's most important literary voices, Esther G. Belin was raised in the Los Angeles area as part of the legacy following the federally run Indian relocation policy. Her parents completed the Special Navajo Five-Year Program that operated from 1946 to 1961 at Sherman Institute in Riverside, California. Drawing from this experience, her poetry, activism, and multimedia work speaks to larger issues of urban Indian identity, acceptance, adaptation, and cultural estrangement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this long-anticipated collection, Belin daringly maps the poetics of womanhood, the body, institution, family, and love. Depicting the personal and the political, \u003ci\u003eOf Cartography\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of identity through language. With poems ranging from prose to typographic and linguistic illustrations, this distinctive collection pushes the boundaries of traditional poetic form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marking territory and position according to the Diné cardinal points, \u003ci\u003eOf Cartography\u003c\/i\u003e demands much from the reader, gives meaning to abstraction, and demonstrates the challenges of identity politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsther G. Belin is a Diné poet and multimedia artist. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, the Institute of American Indian Arts, and Antioch University. Her poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Belly of My Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, won the American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eWicazo Sa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Now!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStudies in American Indian Literatures\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130452316295,"sku":"9780816536023","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e9a767bb9b10e2c216172388f4c61565.webp?v=1732610918","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/of-cartography-poemsvolume-81-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}