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Poetry of Ekiwah Adler-Belendez
March 24, 2010
Ekiwah Adler-Belendez poet

Ekiwah Adler-Belendez, acclaimed 22-year-old Mexican poet, discusses his works Soy (I Am), Palabras Inagotables (Never-ending Words), Weaver, and The Coyotes Trace. Ekiwah has appeared on Dateline to discuss poetry and the lifelong cerebral palsy that confines him to a wheelchair. He is now a student at Hampshire College.

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