Ül : four Mapuche poets : an anthology / edited and introduced by Cecilia Vicuña ; translated by John Bierhorst.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vicuña, Cecilia.

Series:

Poetry in indigenous languages

Language:

English

Mapuche

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Mapuche poetry.

Physical Description:

149 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Americas Society ; Pittsburgh : Latin American Literary Review Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English, Mapuche, and Spanish.

Summary:

Poetry anthology. Native American Studies. Latino/a Studies. "Ul: Four Mapuche Poets" is a collection of work by contemporary Chilean poets Elicura Chiduailaf, Leonel Lienlaf, Jaime Luis Huenun, and Graciela Huinao. Written in the poets' native Mapudungan and Spanish, and appearing with English translations, these extraordinary poems celebrate the rich indigenous heritage of Chile and provide rare insight into a culture that remains largely stirred me. / It would seem the heavens dropped sharpened knives / to earth, cutting the night in two. / I think of my mother at midnight 14 October / 1956 when my mouth became filled with the South" (Graciela Huinao, "Semblance of a Biography"). This collection includes a useful introduction by Viruna, with extensive notes, as well as a glossary. It is co-published with the Americans Society as one of two unprecedented anthologies appearing in trilingual format.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-[152]).

ISBN:

0935480994

OCLC:

39545810