Heart of the Stone / El corazón de la piedra / Uk'u'x ri ab'aj

In Heart of the Stone, Rosa Chávez celebrates a Maya spirituality that recognizes all things—stones included—as part of the web of life. At the center of the collection is tijax, the poet's nawal represented by obsidian, the volcanic stone. Her verses cut through grief and fear to address colonization, injustices, and environmental abuse, while carving out a space for tenderness and deep healing.

Originally written in Spanish and translated into Maya K'iche' by Wel Raxulew, this stunning trilingual edition brings the poems into English for the first time in Gabriela Ramirez-Chavez's translation. The volume is framed by an introduction from Ramirez-Chavez, photography by Carlos Bernardo Euler Coy, and illustrations by Erick Boror.