Rosa Chávez
Rosa Chávez is a Maya K’iche’ and Kaqchikel poet, artist, and activist born in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. She has authored several poetry collections—including Casa solitaria (2005), Ri uk’u’x ri ab’aj / El corazón de la piedra (2010), and Recordar vuelve el tiempo sagrado / Kux loq’olaj ri q’ij rumal ri na’tajisanem (2022)—in addition to experimental works of theater, performance, and video. Her work has been widely anthologized in Latin America, Europe, and the United States. (updated 4/2024)
AGNI has published the following work:
“Esta carretera también es tuya mija”
Poetry by Rosa Chávez
“Awech at we alaj b’e noya”
Poetry by Rosa Chávez • Translated from the Spanish into K'iche' by Wel Raxulew
“This highway is also yours my daughter”
Poetry by Rosa Chávez • Translated from the Spanish by Gabriela Ramirez-Chavez