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Title: Ul: Four Mapuche Poets: An Anthology (Poetry in Indigenous Languages) by Cecilia Vicuna, John Bierhorst ISBN: 0-935480-99-4 Publisher: Latin Amer Literary Review Pr Pub. Date: November, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95

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Summary: Chilean Indian poetry
Comment: John Bierhorst, the translator of this volume, is a translator whose work I trust. In this bi- and tri-lingual text, he has justified my confidence in him.

The poets translated in the volume have a varied amount of "Indian-ness" - some speak the Indian language of the group with which they identify, some do not. The poems themselves range from poems that show a non-Spanish aesthetic to those that are openly "Spanish" in some sense. For example, a poem by Jaime Luis Huenun is titled "After Reading So Much Cesar Vallejo", and three poems of Graciela Huinao remind me of the sparseness of haiku.

My favorite of the poets in Elicura Chihuailaf whose poems center around blue - a color with strong ties to the Indian culture. These poems are perhaps the most Indian, but the poems are universal in the depiction of humanity and its relationship to the rest of nature while being accessible and particular in terms of images.

These poems are well worth your time.