A collection of poetry, stories, and essays by New Mexico teens who have been part of the Voces creative writing program.

As part of the larger, ongoing movement throughout Latin America to reclaim non-Hispanic cultural heritages and identities, indigenous writers in Mexico are reappropriating the written word in their ancestral tongues and in Spanish. As a result, the long-marginalized, innermost feelings, needs, and worldviews of Mexico's ten to twenty million indigenous peoples are now being widely revealed to the Western societies with which these peoples coexist. To contribute to this process and serve as a bridge of intercultural communication and understanding, this groundbreaking, three-volume anthology gathers works by the leading generation of writers in thirteen Mexican indigenous languages: Nahuatl, Maya, Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Tojolabal, Tabasco Chontal, Purepecha, Sierra Zapoteco, Isthmus Zapoteco, Mazateco, Ñahñu, Totonaco, and Huichol. Volume Three contains plays by six Mexican indigenous writers. Their plays appear first in their native language, followed by English and Spanish translations. Montemayor and Frischmann have abundantly annotated the Spanish, English, and indigenous-language texts and added glossaries and essays that introduce the work of each playwright and discuss the role of theater within indigenous communities. These supporting materials make the anthology especially accessible and interesting for nonspecialist readers seeking a greater understanding of Mexico's indigenous peoples.

Peter Menkin, Obl Cam OSB, está escribiendo poesía desde 1999. Sus obras son principalmente sobre la religión y la espiritualidad, con su inspiración en oraciones contemplativos y su participación en la iglesia. El fue recibido como Oblato de La Hermitage del Corazón Inmaculado (New Camaldoli), Big Sur, en 1995. El también estudio teología en La Escuela para Diáconos en Berkeley, California. El es del Orden de Benedictinos. E El Señor Menkin vive en Mill Valley, California, con su gato, Tascha. El es escritor de religión y bloguero para El periódico de La Iglesia de Inglaterra, Londres, y también editor quien contribuye en religión para el San Francisco Examiner.com. En su propia iglesia, La Iglesia Episcopal de Nuestro Salvador, en Mill Valley, el sirve en un número de ministerios, incluyendo como el poeta de la parroquia. Un CD de audio del Señor Menkin leyendo 30 de sus poemas en ingles también se puede conseguir. Email: [email protected]

Mist (Niebla), published in 1914, is one of Miguel de Unamuno's key works; a truly Modernist work of Europe-wide significance which aims to shatter the conventions of fiction, using the novel as a vehicle for exploration of philosophical themes. The plot revolves around the character of Augusto, a wealthy, intellectual and introverted young man and his love affair with Eugenia, which eventually ends in heartbreak. Augusto decides to kill himself, but decides that he needs to consult Unamuno himself, who had written an article on suicide which Augusto had read. When Augusto speaks with Unamuno, the truth is revealed that Augusto is actually a fictional character whom Unamuno has created. Augusto is not real, Unamuno explains, and for that reason cannot kill himself. Augusto asserts that he exists, even though he acknowledges internally that he doesn't, and threatens Unamuno by telling him that he is not the ultimate author. Augusto reminds Unamuno that he might be just one of God's dreams. Augusto dies and the book ends with the author himself debating to himself about bringing back the character of Augusto. He establishes, however, that this would not be feasible. Following on from his translation of Abel Sanchez , John Macklin's edition provides a much needed new English translation, alongside the Spanish text, together with a substantial introduction.