All Eyes on Me: A Collection of Diné Poetry

About the Author

Rick Abasta is Tó áhání (Near the Water people) born for Filipino. His maternal grandfathers are Kin łichíí’nii (Red House people) and his paternal grandfathers are Filipino. He was born on the Navajo Nation in Ft. Defiance, Arizona and raised in Window Rock and St. Michaels, Arizona.

Rick published several zines while attending Window Rock High School including The Zoo, Terra Incognita, and Human Persona, Inc. In college, he published two additional all-Native poetry zines, Plethoric Renditions of Existence and More Plethoric Renditions of Existence. On April 20, 2005, he began Ma’ii Productions and seven months later, published Terra Incognita: An Alternative Diné Zine. He has worked in advertising and editorial capacities for Arizona Republic, Phoenix New Times, Navajo Times, Char-Koosta News, Native American Times, and Gallup Sun.