Ul: Four Mapuche Poets : An Anthology (Poetry in Indigenous Languages)

By John Bierhorst

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0935480994
• ISBN13: 9780935480993
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Latin American Literary Review Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"