{"product_id":"aqui-era-el-paraiso-here-was-paradise-seleccion-de-poemas-de-humberto-akabal-selected-poems-of-humberto-akabal","title":"Aquí Era El Paraíso \/ Here Was Paradise: Selección de Poemas de Humberto Ak'abal \/ Selected Poems of Humberto Ak'abal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of poetry by one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas about the vanished world of his childhood -- that of the Maya K'iche'.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAquí era el paraíso \/ Here Was Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e is a selection of poems written by the great Maya poet Humberto Ak'abal. They evoke his childhood in and around the Maya K'iche' village of Momostenango, Guatemala, and also describe his own role as a poet of the place.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAk'abal writes about children, and grandfathers, and mothers, and animals, and ghosts, and thwarted love, and fields, and rains, and poetry, and poverty, and death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe poetry was written for adults but can also be read and loved by young people, especially in this collection, beautifully illustrated by award-winning Guatemalan-American illustrator Amelia Lau Carling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAk'abal is famous worldwide as one of the great contemporary poets in the Spanish language, and one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas. Ak'abal first composed his poems in K'iche' in his mind before writing them down in Spanish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eforeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ebiographical information\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003epoems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etranslation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2\u003cbr\u003e Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4\u003cbr\u003e Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5\u003cbr\u003e Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7\u003cbr\u003e Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2\u003cbr\u003e Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.5\u003cbr\u003e Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAk'abal, Humberto:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eHumberto Ak'abal was born in the Maya K'iche' village Momostenango in Guatemala in 1952. He worked as a blanket weaver (one of the activities for which Momostenango is renowned, ) a shepherd, a sweeper, then a garment maker in a maquila in Guatemala City. When he was thirty-eight, he published his first book of poetry. Ak'abal is famous worldwide as one of the great contemporary poets in the Spanish language, and one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas, having written over twenty-five books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe died in January 2019, leaving his widow, Mayulí Bieri, and son Nakil Ak'abal Bieri.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarling, Amelia Lau:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAmelia Lau Carling was born and brought up in Guatemala. Her parents' store sold the thread used by many Maya weavers in their extraordinary work. She was, therefore, in constant contact with Maya culture and creators from an early age. She is the author-illustrator of the celebrated books\u003cem\u003e Alfombras de Aserrín\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Sawdust Carpets) \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLa tienda de Mamá y Papá (Mama and Papa Have a Store) -- \u003c\/em\u003ewinner of the Américas Award and the Pura Belpré Award for Illustration-- and the illustrator of numerous other books. Though she now lives in the United States, she returns to Guatemala frequently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAldana, Patricia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePatricia Aldana was born and brought up in Guatemala. 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