Article Title
To be an Indigenous Woman Poet in Mexico: An Artistic Act of Protest, Resistance and Battle
Abstract
A study of contemporary Indigenous-language poetry in Mexico, with a special focus on four female poets from Oaxaca and Chiapas, whose work is reaching international audiences: Irma Pineda (Isthmus Zapotec), Enriqueta Lunez (Tzotzil), Mikeas Sánchez (Zoque) and Celerina Patricia Sánchez Santiago (Mixtec). Assessment of a movement toward greater production and changing attitudes about Indigenous-language poets and their work in Mexico during the past decade, and how their advocacy has led to wider publishing opportunities and broader readership, as well as cultural and linguistic preservation.
Recommended Citation
Call, Wendy
(2014)
"To be an Indigenous Woman Poet in Mexico: An Artistic Act of Protest, Resistance and Battle,"
Diálogo: Vol. 17:
No.
2, Article 7.
Available at:
https://via.library.depaul.edu/dialogo/vol17/iss2/7
