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The Poetry Magazine PodcastEsther Belin in Conversation with Manny LoleyThis week, Esther Belin speaks with Manny Loley, a Diné poet and storyteller who writes in both the Navajo and English languages. Belin and Loley talk about stories as medicine, the unique poetics of the Navajo language and the meanings and musicality that don’t translate into English, and the importance and industriousness of queer people in Diné creation stories and in the Navajo Nation today. Loley also shares why his most important readers and listeners are his grandma, his mom, and the land.
Loley is ‘Áshįįhi born for Tó Baazhní’ázhí; his maternal grandparents are the Tódích’íi’n...2022-07-1535 min
Abalone Mountain Press PodcastE1: Manny Loley "On healing through stories"In this episode, I am speaking with Manny Loley, Diné writer. Our interview includes the writing process of the Diné writer and his experiences with identity, storytelling and healing as a native person. Manny Loley is ‘Áshįįhi born for Tó Baazhní’ázhí; his maternal grandparents are Tódích’íi’nii and his paternal grandparents are Kinyaa’áanii. He is a current Ph.D. candidate in English and literary arts at the University of Denver. Loley is director of the Emerging Diné Writers’ Institute. His work has homes in RED INK, the Santa Fe Literary Review, and is forthcoming in the Yell...2021-01-2134 min