Humberto Ak'abal Biography

Humberto Ak’abal is a Guatemalan poet. He was born in Momostenango, in Quetzaltenango province. He is regarded by his countrymen as being the main ‘literary event’ of recent years.

Ak’abal holds a special position because he writes in his own Mayan language, Mayaquiché, in a country which has a tradition of repressing, rather than applauding, its indigenous population.