Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy
Encyclopedia
Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy is a poet, cultural and oral literature proponent, and Indigenous human rights activist from the Kamentsa People of Putamayo, Colombia
. He has performed as a crowd favorite invitational featured poet in festivals throughout Latin America, has read in Italy, Spain, and the United States. His poetry is heavily demonstrative of Indigenous thought and philosophy, its relevance to humanity is well-received and testifies to the right for Indigenous permanence and sustainability in a time where humanity has injured the planet in its taking of so many indigenous lives/people from the landscape of origin they serve to protect. His people have bore the burden of the unwanted in a genocidal war upon them throughout his life. The International Festival of Poetry in Medellín
welcomes him year after year to please the crowds upward in the thousands who hang on his every word during presentation performances.
http://www.festivaldepoesiademedellin.org/pub.php/en/Multimedia/jamioy.htm
2. We are not people; Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy. 2001. (Press information unavailable.)
3. No Somos Gente; Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy. 2000. (Press information unavailable.)
4. Bínÿbe Oboyejuayëng/Danzantes del Viento; Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy, Juabna de América-Ediciones Indígenas; Manizales. 2005.
http://colombia.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=7692
2. “Mi sagrado lugar/ Mon lieu sacré” in Numero 261, online magazine of literature: http://www.revueliberte.ca/261_jamioy.html
3. “Spirits,” “Sleep Ancestral,” “Shinye, From What Gives Birth or Sun,” “I, Yage.” In
PROMETEO Revista Latinoamericana de Poesía Latin American Journal of Poetry
Número 59-60. Number 59-60. 2001
4. “Tima Aty Zarkuney, Flow of My Blood,” “Go to That Place Only,” and “Feet on the Head.” In Prometeo Revista Latinoamericana de Poesía Latin American Journal of Poetry
Número 71-72. Number 71-72. Junio de 2005. June 2005.
5. “Tima Aty Zarkuney, Flow of My Blood,” “Silvery is Reality,” “Beautiufl You Should Think,” “All is Good,” “Yage I Know Who You Are,” “Go to That Place Only,” “Put Your Footprints,” “Eclipse,” “I Did Not Say Anything, Just Thought,” “The History of My Pueblo,” “The Reality of Your Dreams,” and “The Feet on the Head.” in Ahani: Indigenous American Poetry, Oregon State University
, To Topos International, Edited by Allison Hedge Coke
. Hugo Jamioy’s work translated by awarding winning American poet, Juan Felipe Herrera
. Hugo Jamioy submitted poems in the Indigenous language, Kamentsa and in Spanish. Juan Felipe Herrera developed the English Translations included in this volume.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. He has performed as a crowd favorite invitational featured poet in festivals throughout Latin America, has read in Italy, Spain, and the United States. His poetry is heavily demonstrative of Indigenous thought and philosophy, its relevance to humanity is well-received and testifies to the right for Indigenous permanence and sustainability in a time where humanity has injured the planet in its taking of so many indigenous lives/people from the landscape of origin they serve to protect. His people have bore the burden of the unwanted in a genocidal war upon them throughout his life. The International Festival of Poetry in Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
welcomes him year after year to please the crowds upward in the thousands who hang on his every word during presentation performances.
Works
Live Reading Sample Recording:http://www.festivaldepoesiademedellin.org/pub.php/en/Multimedia/jamioy.htm
Books authored (partial)
1. Mi fuego y mi humo, mi tierra y mi sol; Infección Editores, Facultad de Derecho Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Dirección de Bienestar Universitario, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá; Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy. 1999.2. We are not people; Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy. 2001. (Press information unavailable.)
3. No Somos Gente; Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy. 2000. (Press information unavailable.)
4. Bínÿbe Oboyejuayëng/Danzantes del Viento; Hugo Jamioy Juagibioy, Juabna de América-Ediciones Indígenas; Manizales. 2005.
Poetry in anthologies (partial)
1. “Eclipse,” “I Said Nothing, I Just Thought,” “If You Don’t East Anything,” “In The Ground,” “Punctual,” “The Story of My People,” “Where Are They,” and “I, Yage.” Inhttp://colombia.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=7692
2. “Mi sagrado lugar/ Mon lieu sacré” in Numero 261, online magazine of literature: http://www.revueliberte.ca/261_jamioy.html
3. “Spirits,” “Sleep Ancestral,” “Shinye, From What Gives Birth or Sun,” “I, Yage.” In
PROMETEO Revista Latinoamericana de Poesía Latin American Journal of Poetry
Número 59-60. Number 59-60. 2001
4. “Tima Aty Zarkuney, Flow of My Blood,” “Go to That Place Only,” and “Feet on the Head.” In Prometeo Revista Latinoamericana de Poesía Latin American Journal of Poetry
Número 71-72. Number 71-72. Junio de 2005. June 2005.
5. “Tima Aty Zarkuney, Flow of My Blood,” “Silvery is Reality,” “Beautiufl You Should Think,” “All is Good,” “Yage I Know Who You Are,” “Go to That Place Only,” “Put Your Footprints,” “Eclipse,” “I Did Not Say Anything, Just Thought,” “The History of My Pueblo,” “The Reality of Your Dreams,” and “The Feet on the Head.” in Ahani: Indigenous American Poetry, Oregon State University
Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
, To Topos International, Edited by Allison Hedge Coke
Allison Hedge Coke
Allison Adelle Hedge Coke is an American Book Award-winning American/Canadian poet of mixed Wendat/Huron/Metis/Tsalagi/ Creek/French Canadian/Portuguese/Irish/Scot/English ancestry.-Background:...
. Hugo Jamioy’s work translated by awarding winning American poet, Juan Felipe Herrera
Juan Felipe Herrera
Juan Felipe Herrera is a poet, performer, writer, cartoonist, teacher, and activist.The only son of María de la Luz Quintana and Felipe Emilio Herrera, the three were campesinos living from crop to crop, and from tractor to trailer to tents on the roads of the San Joaquín Valley, Southern...
. Hugo Jamioy submitted poems in the Indigenous language, Kamentsa and in Spanish. Juan Felipe Herrera developed the English Translations included in this volume.