BIOGRAPHY: 
Jorge Miguel Cocom Pech, is a native speaker of the Mayan peninsular language. He was born in Calkiní, Campeche, Mexico, in 1952. He now lives in Mexico City and writes narrative, poetry and essays. He has published the following books: Muk'ult'an in nool, (Secrets of grandfather) UNAM (2001, 2006); Secrets of a Mayan Grandfather, Editorial Magisterio, Colombia, (2009); The Nine Questions, Edebe (2012); J-nool Gregorioe 'juntúul maits'il maya, (Grandfather Gregorio, a Mayan Sage), Conaculta, (2012); K'aankan ya'il íicho'ob: waye ', ma' a t'aan ich maya, Golden Tears: Here, Do Not speak Mayan! Trillas-Conaculta, (2013); Nichjkó'il peek ', (The Ethics of the Dog), Secretariat of Culture of the Government of Campeche 2017. He has been a member of Mexico’s National System of Art Creators (2009) and (2014); and he has received the following awards: The Grand International Poetry Prize 2005, awarded by the East-West Academy of Romania; The Indigenous Literatures Award of America 2016 at the prestigious Guadalajara Book Fair, and he was granted the Poet of the Year Award 2016, by The Américas Poetry Festival of New York. His lyrical work has been published in anthologies in Mexico and the world.

Jorge Miguel Cocom Pech, hablante de la lengua maya peninsular, nació en Calkiní, Campeche en 1952. Vive en la Ciudad de México. Escribe narrativa, poesía y ensayo. Ha publicado los libros Muk'ult'an in nool, Secretos del abuelo Unam (2001, 2006); Secretos de un abuelo maya, Editorial Magisterio, Colombia, (2009); Las nueve) preguntas, Edebe (2012 ); J-nool Gregorioe' juntúul maits'il maya, El abuelo Gregorio, un sabio maya, Conaculta, (2012); K'aankan ya'il
íicho'ob: waye', ¡ma' a t'aan ich maya, Lágrimas de oro: aquí, ¡no hables maya! Trillas-Conaculta, (2013); Nichjkó'il peek', La ética del perro, Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de Campeche 2017.
Ha sido miembro del Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte (2009) y (2014); y recibido los siguientes galardones: El Gran Premio Internacional de Poesía 2005, otorgado por la Academia Oriente-Occidente de Rumanía; El Premio de Literaturas Indígenas de América 2016, FIL de Guadalajara, México; y Grants the Poet of de Year Award 2016, otorgado por The Américas Poetry Festival of New York . Su obra lírica ha sido publicada en antologías de México y en el
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TITLE: Literaturas indígenas en México. (Un breve esbozo)- Indigenous Literatures in Mexico. (A brief outline)

ABSTRACT 
Through a selected reading of his works, Mr. Jorge Cocom Pech will exchange ideas on the importance of reverting to ancestral knowledge and customs to face the critical issues of our time. In particular, Mr. Cocom Pech will discuss how non-symbolic rituals and myths, lost now in urbanization, are essential to existentialism. Benefiting from strong family ties including with his Grandfather Gregorio, Jorge was able to experience important ceremonial rituals which allow him to challenge rationality with existence and colonialism.

A través de una lectura seleccionada de sus obras, el Sr. Jorge Cocom Pech intercambiará ideas sobre la importancia de volver a los saberes y costumbres ancestrales para enfrentar los temas críticos de nuestro tiempo. En particular, Jorge Cocom Pech discutirá cómo los rituales y mitos no simbólicos, perdidos ahora en la urbanización, son esenciales para el existencialismo. Beneficiándose de fuertes lazos familiares, incluso con su abuelo Gregorio, Jorge pudo experimentar importantes rituales ceremoniales que le permiten desafiar la racionalidad con la existencia y el colonialismo.