Briceida Cuevas | |
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Born | Tepakán, Calkiní, Mexico | July 12, 1969
Other names | Briceida Cuevas Cob |
Occupation | Poet |
Briceida Cuevas, also known as Briceida Cuevas Cob (born Tepakán, Calkiní, Campeche, Mexico, July 12, 1969[1]) is a Mayan poet. She writes poems about everyday life in Yucatec Maya, many of which have been translated into Spanish, French and English.[2][3] She is a member of Escritores en Lenguas Indigenas A.C.,[4] and a corresponding member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua.[5]