Jose Trejo Maya

He is a remnant of the Nahuatlacah oral tradition a tonalpouhque mexica, a commoner from the
lowlands from a time and place that no longer exists. Born in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico,
where he spent his childhood in the small rural pueblo of Tarimoró and wherefrom he
immigrated in 1988. His inspirations include Netzahualcoyotl, Humberto Ak’abal, Ray A.
Young Bear, James Welch and Juan Rulfo. Published in various journals/sites in the UK, US,
Spain, India, Australia, Argentina, Germany and Venezuela. Pushcart Prize nominee in 2015;
awarded Tercer Premio from El Centro Canario Estudios Caribeños – El Atlántico – en el
Certamen Internacional de Poesía “La calle que tú me das” 2016; New Rivers Press Many
Voices Project Finalist 2018, 2020 Jack Straw Writers Fellow. Mozaik: Ecosystems X 2022
Future Art Awards Group Exhibition Special Mention. Exhibitions in US, Spain, Italy, South
Africa, Australia, Korea, Portugal, Ukraine, Germany, and Canada. Public art outdoor sculptures
in WA, OR & MA with a visual art contract from FRMD in Dubai, UAE., amongst others.
Awarded BitBasel Space: Art for Impact Initiative Griffin-1 lunar lander, NASA’s CLPS
program 2026. While in ceremony with Chololo medicine men in the Tule River Reservation he
dreamt this written prophecy...