{"product_id":"like-a-new-sun-new-indigenous-mexican-poetry-paperback","title":"Like a New Sun: New Indigenous Mexican Poetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVíctor Terán\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Shook\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEliot Weinberger\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLike A New Sun\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the vibrant contemporary poetry being written in indigenous Mexican languages. Featuring poets writing in Huasteca, Nahuatl, Isthmus Zapotec, Mazatec, Tsotsil, Yucatec Maya, and Zoque, this groundbreaking anthology introduces readers to six of the most dynamic indigenous Mexican poets writing today. Co-edited by Isthmus Zapotec poet V ctor Ter n and translator David Shook, this groundbreaking anthology introduces six indigenous Mexican poets -- three women and three men -- each writing in a different language. Well-established names like Juan Gregorio Regino (Mazatec) appear alongside exciting new voices like Mikeas S nchez (Zoque). Each poet's work is contextualized and introduced by its translator. Poets include V ctor Ter n (Isthmus Zapotec), Mikeas S nchez (Zoque), Juan Gregorio Regino (Mazatec), Juan Hern ndez (Huastecan Nahuatl), Briceida Cuevas Cob (Yucatec Maya), and Enriqueta Lunez (Tsotsil). Translators include Adam Coon, Jonathan Harrington, Jerome Rothenberg, David Shook, Clare Sullivan, and Eliot Weinberger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Shook\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and writer in Los Angeles, where he edits \u003ci\u003eMolossus\u003c\/i\u003e and Phoneme Media. His debut collection \u003ci\u003eOur Obsidian Tongues\u003c\/i\u003e is available from Eyewear Publishing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVíctor Terán\u003c\/b\u003e is the preeminent poet of the Isthmus Zapotec language. His trilingual selected poems, \u003ci\u003eThe Spines of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, is available from Restless Books. His work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and appeared in \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2010 he toured the UK. He lives in Juchitán, Mexico. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEliot Weinberger\u003c\/b\u003e was born and still lives in New York City. He is Octavio Paz' translator, and has also translated a wide range of international poets including Bei Dao and the Mazatec-language poet Juan Gregorio. He has won the NBCC Award for his anthology of Borges' nonfiction, and is the only writer to have been bestowed with the Mexican Government's Order of the Aztec Eagle.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52728043569459,"sku":"9781939419262","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UFhEcFVPTERhNWY5bjJjVkE1Q0Y2dz09.webp?v=1763773249","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/like-a-new-sun-new-indigenous-mexican-poetry-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}