Tierra y mar
English: This collection of three poems (written in Spanish) gives voice to the impact that Spanish colonialism has had on the indigenous languages of present-day Latin America, as well as the disconnect that this has engendered between many indigenous youth and their cultures. Each poem encompass...
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This collection of three poems (written in Spanish) gives voice to the impact that Spanish colonialism has had on the indigenous languages of present-day Latin America, as well as the disconnect that this has engendered between many indigenous youth and their cultures. Each poem encompasses a perspective grounded in a different period of time, resulting in a circular narrative between the first and last poem. The first piece, 'lluvia', elucidates the atrocities—including cultural and linguistic suppression—committed against the indigenous people by Spanish conquistadores when they first arrived and asserted their rule over regions of Central and South America in the 15th and 16th centuries. The second poem, 'marejada', is set in the chronological present and sheds light upon the effect that this historic suppression and consequent assimilation has had on relationships between indigenous children and their ancestors. The final poem, 'ahogamiento', is set in the near future and premises itself upon the endangered status that many indigenous languages face by virtue of a lack of preservation, and the lack of linguistic evolution these languages have undergone as a result.
Español:
Esta colección de tres poemas intenta dar voz al impacto que ha tenido el colonialismo español en las lenguas indígenas de la América Latina actual, así como la desconexión que esto ha generado entre muchos jóvenes indígenos y sus culturas. Cada poema abarca una perspectiva arraigada en un periodo de tiempo distinto, lo cual resulta en una narrativa circular entre el primer poema y el último. El primer poema, ‘lluvia’, ilumina las atrocidades que cometieron los conquistadores españoles contra los pueblos indígenos al llegar y cimentar su dominio sobre América Central y del Sur en los siglos XV y XVI, sobre todo en cuanto a la represión lingüistica. El segundo poema, ‘marejada’, está ambientado en el presente cronológico y arroja luz sobre el efecto que ha tenido esta represión en las relaciones entre jóvenes indígenos y sus progenitores. El tercer poema, ‘ahogamiento’, tiene lugar en el futuro cercano y se basa en la posibilidad de extinción a la que hacen frente muchas lenguas indígenas a raíz de una falta de preservación, y la escasez de evolución lingüística que han experimentado como consecuencia.
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f85981a15634407aa0eb8d40733d1032023-10-26T21:26:59ZengLatin American Research CommonsLatin American Literary Review2330-135X2023-10-015010110.26824/lalr.398Tierra y marLeila Zak0Victoria Shanghai AcademyEnglish: This collection of three poems (written in Spanish) gives voice to the impact that Spanish colonialism has had on the indigenous languages of present-day Latin America, as well as the disconnect that this has engendered between many indigenous youth and their cultures. Each poem encompasses a perspective grounded in a different period of time, resulting in a circular narrative between the first and last poem. The first piece, 'lluvia', elucidates the atrocities—including cultural and linguistic suppression—committed against the indigenous people by Spanish conquistadores when they first arrived and asserted their rule over regions of Central and South America in the 15th and 16th centuries. The second poem, 'marejada', is set in the chronological present and sheds light upon the effect that this historic suppression and consequent assimilation has had on relationships between indigenous children and their ancestors. The final poem, 'ahogamiento', is set in the near future and premises itself upon the endangered status that many indigenous languages face by virtue of a lack of preservation, and the lack of linguistic evolution these languages have undergone as a result. Español: Esta colección de tres poemas intenta dar voz al impacto que ha tenido el colonialismo español en las lenguas indígenas de la América Latina actual, así como la desconexión que esto ha generado entre muchos jóvenes indígenos y sus culturas. Cada poema abarca una perspectiva arraigada en un periodo de tiempo distinto, lo cual resulta en una narrativa circular entre el primer poema y el último. El primer poema, ‘lluvia’, ilumina las atrocidades que cometieron los conquistadores españoles contra los pueblos indígenos al llegar y cimentar su dominio sobre América Central y del Sur en los siglos XV y XVI, sobre todo en cuanto a la represión lingüistica. El segundo poema, ‘marejada’, está ambientado en el presente cronológico y arroja luz sobre el efecto que ha tenido esta represión en las relaciones entre jóvenes indígenos y sus progenitores. El tercer poema, ‘ahogamiento’, tiene lugar en el futuro cercano y se basa en la posibilidad de extinción a la que hacen frente muchas lenguas indígenas a raíz de una falta de preservación, y la escasez de evolución lingüística que han experimentado como consecuencia. https://account.lalrp.net/index.php/lasa-j-lalr/article/view/398indigenous languageslenguas indígenascontemporary poetrypoesía contemporáneacolonialismcolonialismo |
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