Published:: 2026
ISBN:: 978-0-646-73866-6
Imprint:: Paper Waves Books
Format:: Paperback
Pages:: 225
RRP:: AUD $45.00

Itstetl Tonatij: Obsidian Sun

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Itstetl Tonatij: Obsidian Sun is a four-language poetry collection by Nahua poet Juan Hernández Ramírez, now available in a Simplified Chinese edition. These poems guide readers through the cycles of death and rebirth, weaving ancient Nahua cosmology with reflections on life and memory.

This edition presents each poem in its original Nahuatl, accompanied by Spanish, English and Simplified Chinese translations, inviting a global audience into Indigenous Mexican poetry.

About the author

Juan Hernández Ramírez

Born in Colatlán, Ixhuatlán de Madero, Veracruz, Mexico, on May 6, 1951, Juan Hernández Ramírez is a Nahua-origin poet and educator. He has held roles as a Spanish-language teacher, school principal, bilingual education supervisor, and regional director of Indigenous Education.

Itstetl Tonatij: Obsidian Sun

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About the author

Juan Hernández Ramírez

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