Inspired by a description of pre-Columbian Aztec incantations recorded by a Mexican priest at the start of the Spanish Inquisition, this collection of poems--in Spanish, English, and Nahuatl--celebrates a native American spirit
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Text: English, Spanish
Acupuncture For The Back
Against Anger
Against Scorpion's Sting And Poison
Against Unruly Ants
Aguamiel
Birds
Birth
Calendar Keepers
Canto A Las Tortillas
Chicome-coatl/seven Snake
Chicome-xochitl/seven Flower
Cihuacoatl
Clouds
Cutting Wood
Day And Night
Divining By Looking In The Water
Divining With Corn
Divining With The Hands
Domingo Hernandez
Drought
Ensnared Deer
First Offering
Flowers
For Bathing
For Bone Fractures
For Fatigue And Body Pains
For Fevers
For Finding Affection
For Hunting Birds
For Hunting Deer
For Keeping Animals Out Of Sown Fields
For Love
For Planting Camotes
For Planting Corn
For Storing Corn
For Strained Chests
Four Directions
Heart
Hello
Herbs
Hernando Ruiz De Alarcon
Holocaust
Home Spirit
I'm Not Really Crying
In Ixtli Yollotl/ Face And Heart
In The Middle Of The Night
In Xochitl In Cuicatl
Journey
Listen
Little Toltecs
Martin De Luna
Massage
Matriarch
Messengers
Mestizo
Midnight Water Song
Moon
Morning Ritual
Nahual
Nature
Necer Alone
New Day
Night
Nomatca Nehuatl
Not Poems
Ode To Tomatoes
Ollin/movement
Ololiuqui
Oracle
Potent Seeds
Prayer For The Sun Before Traveling
Prayer To Fire
Rainbow
Reconciling
Rescue
Same
Seer
Shame
Silence
Snake Wheel
Songs
Spirits Of The Forest
The Story Of Yappan
Sun's Children
Temicxoch
Tepeyollotli
Thunder
To Cast Sleep
To Earthworms Before Fishing With A Hook
To Those Who Have Lost Everything
To Undo The Sleep Spell
Tobacco
Tonal
Tonalamatl/spirit Book
Tonantzin
Traveler's Prayer
Urban Villagers
Visions
Water Spirits
We're One
Wiser
Working Hands
Yoliliztli/life In Motion
Yolloxochitl/heart-flower
Ancient Nahuatl Poem
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0811801616-7-1
Seller: Greenworld Books, Arlington, TX, U.S.A.
Condition: good. Fast Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy. Seller Inventory # GWV.0811801616.G
Seller: Upward Bound Books, VALRICO, FL, U.S.A.
Condition: acceptable. Fully readable with visible signs of use. Cover may have creases, dents, or edge wear. Pages may include writing, highlighting, or folded corners. Binding remains intact. Dust jacket included if originally issued with hardcover. Supplemental items e.g., CDs, codes, or inserts are not guaranteed. We ship daily, Monday through Friday excluding weekends and holidays , in a protective poly mailer for secure delivery. Seller Inventory # UBV.0811801616.A
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 3521533-6
Seller: BooksByLisa, Highland Park, IL, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: New. First Edition. PHOTO AND VIDEO OF PAGES TAKEN TO SHOW CONDITION PRIOR TO SHIPPING; STORED NEW PHOTOS OF BOOK EMAILED UPON REQUESTPHOTOS EMAILED FOR MORE SPECIFICS WHEN REQUESTED; Book. Book. Seller Inventory # 12177
Seller: Michener & Rutledge Booksellers, Inc., Baldwin City, KS, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Text clean and tight; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages. Seller Inventory # 253091
Seller: Mahler Books, PFLUGERVILLE, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. It does have some cover shelfwear, edgewear, corner wear. Inside pages are clean. Solid study or reading copy but not for collectors. ; 9.20 X 5.60 X 0.60 inches; 162 pages. Seller Inventory # 021416-426-246
Seller: R&R Better Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. * Book appears new and unread - pages clean, bright and unmarked spine tight. Name written on top edge where remainder mark would be. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care.". Seller Inventory # RNR0348
Seller: Taos Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed to a certain person and signed by author with black felt tip on title page and dated March 6, 1992; very tight and clean copy, unmarked, no creases no slant, Very Good or better, 1st printing (full # line). Signed. Seller Inventory # 36170
Seller: Rosenbloom Rare Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A bilingual poetic sequence inspired by pre-Hispanic Nahua cosmology and philosophical traditions. Alarcón blends contemporary verse with the ceremonial, cyclical structure of Aztec ritual poetry, drawing from Indigenous concepts of identity, spirit, and cosmic order. Recognized for its cultural importance and innovative voice, this collection is now considered a foundational work in Chicanx and Indigenous literary studies. Light edgewear and faint surface scratches to covers; interior clean and unmarked; binding firm. A bright, well-preserved copy. Seller Inventory # 003461
Quantity: 1 available