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.
Twenty-two-year old poet Ekiwah Adler-Belendez is from Amatlan, Mexico, a small village an hour from Mexico City. The son of a North American father and a Mexican mother, Ekiwah is a poetic prodigy whose powerful verses have mesmerized Mexico's literary scene. Born September 14, 1987, Ekiwah is the author of three volumes of poetry: *Soy* (I Am); *Palabras Inagotables*, (Never-ending Words); *Weaver* (2003), his first book in English; and *The Coyotes Trace*, which features an introduction by Mary Oliver. Ekiwah lives in Massachusetts, has dual citizenship, and is bilingual.