Edwin Ramos Flores
Ñawinchay, mayqin simipi:
Runasimi 
castellano
Andamarca, Lucanas, Ayacucho (Perú), 1977. Edwin Ramos Flores holds a BA in Education with a concentration in Spanish Language and Literature, as well as an MA in Post-secondary Education and Pedagogy from the National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle “La Cantuta”. He currently works as a professor of creative writing and composition and rhetoric at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and the Universidad Tecnológica de Lima Sur.
Edwin Ramos Flores is also a dancer who actively participates in the traditional “Qayra” dance, performed during cleansing ceremonies for community irrigation canals. In the important annual “Water Festivals” artists dance for two nights without resting. During the annual Carnival season, he participates in the “Chimaycha” dances together with young men and women who perform for three nights and three days in the rain.
Ramos Flores has participated in numerous poetry recitals and academic conferences as a specialist in Andean literature and his literary production includes the poetry collections Wamanipa yawarnin/La sangre del wamani (2015) and Achikyaq sullacha/El rocío del amanecer (2008). Ramos Flores’ work has been recognized with an Honorable Mention in the National Poetry Contest in Native Languages (2019) organized by the Peruvian civil liberties office “Defensoría del Pueblo”, as well as in the National Quechua Poetry Contest (2011) sponsored by the Federico Villarreal National University.
“The Agony of the Violin: A Farewell to Amawta Juan Caccha de Sondondopaq” in Hawansuyo magazine (9 July, 2020).
Author's books
Dansaqpa Ñakariynin
Miski tusukuq, ancha kallpayuq
Allpanchikunawan chaninchaykukuspa sachakuna qina chikllirimuspa
Qari qaritam puririrqanki kawsay pachakunapi
Tutayaqmanta achikyaq qina sayaychallaykipas hatun kanchapi llipipiriq
Musuq punchawpi qinamanta qatarimuptiyki uyachallaykipas panchirirqa
Samayllaykipas llapaykutam rikcharichiwarqaku
Ñawpaqkunamantaraqmi kuyayllanchiktapas allicharqanki
Rupaykunapi, chirikunapi, qasakunapipas munayllanchiktaqa amacharqankim
Sumaq tusuqkunatam paqarichirqanki illapa qina kancharinanpaq
Piñachiqninchikkunatapas qipancharqankim llaqta runallanchikkuna hatarinankupaq
Sumaq sayaychallaykiwan manchachiqninchikta kutirirqanki
Saqsa runakunata tusuqnispallam kinraychanta wayrallaña llallirurqanki
Wiraquchakunata muyurispallam iskayachirqanki muspanankupaq
Sunqullaykitapas patpatyachistin unquqyastinpas takikurqankim
Machunchikkunapa ruwasqantam chipikyachirqanki sulla yakuchata qina
Ñuqanchikpa tusukuyninchiktam mayuta qina rapapachirqanki
Kikinchikpa munayninchikkuna wiñaypaq kawsakunanpaq.
Pachamamapa samayllanwan kallpachaykukuspa
Llaqtanchikpa ruruntaqa hatallirqankim katkatallastinpas
Muchuy watakunapipas qatarimurqankim tuqayllaykitapas upyaykuspa
Tusuyllanchik, hayllillanchik mana wañunanpaq
Manchachiqninchik runakunatapas kutirirqankim muspay patakunapipas
Uywanchikkuna tutayaqpi chinkarillaptinpas amacharqankim
Wañuypatapipas, ñakaristinpas sunqullaykiqa manam ikarikuqchu
kawsariypurimurqankim wapullaña wichaykunata qawastin
musuq warmanchikkuna tususqaykita qatirinaykipaq.
Achalasqa tusukuq,
Puyuchawpimantapas paqarimurqankim
Tutayaq punchawkunatapas quyllurcha qina achikyachistin
Qawantaraq, ukuntaraq sutillaña rikurimuptikiqa
Wawqillaykikunapas, churillaykikunapas qatipaykikum
Kayqayá huk umalla, huk sunqulla tusuchkaniku kutirimuq pachata qawaykuspayku
Llakikuykunapas chinkarparin, muchukuykunapas pisiyayparin
Chaymi llapan llaqtanchikkuna hukllapi tinkuykuspa sutillaykipi takikuniku
Chaqwariyniykupas mayu qinam llapan llaqtata kusirichin
Chaypim hukllapi llapayku quñuykanakuspa hayllikuniku
Kay pachapiqa dansaqpa ñakariyninqa musuq kawsaytam paqarichimun.
Ritama Chawpichapi Kuyanakuy
Paqchapi kusikuq sirinachakunahinam
hatun rumi patapi tiyakurqanki
Chayllapim upallachalla qawapayarqayki
Asiriq simichaykita, panchiriq ñawichaykita.
Imach mana qarwa uyachaykita munaymanchu
chipikyaq durasnucha qina llampu uyachaykita
makichaywan kuyapayaykuytam munarqani
uchuy ñawichallaykipas chaskacha qinam munaysapam karqa
chaynallataqmi mayu kantukunapi pillpintuchakunapas rikumullawarqanchik
wayatacha qina miski simichaykita muchaykullaptiy.
Llipipiriq punchawllapim sunqullanchikpas iskaychanku munanakurqaku
samaychayki ñuqapawan huñuykanakuspa amaña rakinakunankupaq.
Miski asnaq ritama chawpichapim wayllukurqayki
Urpituchakuna qina raprachallanta kicharichistin
Qasqullanchikpi sunqullanchikpas patpatyarqa kusikuymanta
Pisquchakunapa tapachantahinam ruwakurqanchik
Hukllapi kuyanakunanchiktaqa allintam yacharanchik.
Muchawasqaykipa samaychanqa kunankamam kawsachkan
Dalya waytapa miski asnayninhina sapa punchaw kuyanakuyninchik wiñariptin
Hukllapi wiñaypaqchá munayllanchik chikllirinqa,
panchirinqa waytachakuna qina
Ritama chawpichapi anchata kuyakullaptiy.
Anchatam Munakuyki, Illariq Sullacha
Upallayanki
Piñakunki
Ripunki
Kallpanchakunki
Musyawankipaschu
Hinallataqmi
Maskayki
Yuyakuyki
Qatikuyki
Pituchakuyki
Umachakuyki
Qayakuyki
Hapichkayki
Munakuyki,
Illariq sullacha
Kuyaykullaptiy Asirinkiraqchus
Waylluykullaptiy Munarinkiraqchus
Muchaykullaptiy Samatyankiraqchus
Qapichaykullaptiy Qikchukunkiraqchus
Qawarimuwankiraq
Qayamullawankiraq
Asuykamuwankiraq
Hukllaykanakunchikraq
Arguedaspa Misitun
Tayta Arguedas,
hanan pachamantam qawamullawachkankiku
kay illapayuq tutapim toro bilay takikita tusuchkaniku, takichkaniku
sunqullaykupipas takichaykiqa sumaqllatañam tiktikyan
llaqtarunapa simichallanpim Misitupa waqaychallanqa panchirichkan
wawqichaykunapas kusisqallaña Qarwarasu qasapiñam willakuchkasunki
kunanpunim aqachata kukachatawan chaninchaykuchkanku
Misitullayki lluqsiykamunanpaq.
Pampa qoñanimantam Misitullaykiqa anqas ñawiyuqraq sayariramun
aychamikuq yarqay puma qinaraq
Sayaynin pachamanta illaykiqa allichakuchkan uywankunata qatallinanpaq
Taytanchik wamaniman umachallantapas qawaykachan tapurikuq qinaraq
Surriagukunapa patallantañam, waqrapukupa qaparisqanta qawallantañam
Misitullaykiqa puririykamun tusustin qinaraq
Ranra ranra ruminta, ichu ichu qasanta utqayllaña kallpamuchkan
Pukio yakuchapi samayllantapas musquykuspa
Ñawparinraq, suchurinraq munachikuq qina tusustin
Chisinpaykunapas kunan punchawkunapas allin kawsaypim tinkuykullanku.
Wapullaña piñallaña Misitullaykiqa kinraymanraq qawaykullawanku
Tampay tampa chupallampas wakamichiqpa surriagun qinaraq raprapyarin
Ñawchi ñawchi waqrallanpas chirarapaqina chipikyachkanraq
Pitaraq waqraykunqa paqarin hatun kanchapi pukllaykullaptin
Pipa yawarllantaraq upyaykunqa saksaykunallanpaq.
Llaqtaykupi waqrapuku waqaykullaptinmi
Piñakustinraq qari qari Misitullaqa pukllay kanchaman yaykuykun
Samapakunraq, qaparinraq, qawakuqkunatapas manchachistin
Sarupakunraq, kallpaykachanraq pillatapas supaytaqina waqrayparinanpaq
Ichiykachastin, muyuykachastin yawar raymitach musyallan.
Waka takillaykiqa munayllaykutapas chikllirichimun, tayta Arguedas
musqukusqayki pachapim arpachallawan, biwlichallawan takichkaniku
Chaypim Misitullaykipas kay hatun punchawpi wawqiykikunawan kusirikuchkan.
Tayta Arguedas,
Misitullaykiqa enqalmanwan achalasqach sayanan pachaman kutirillanqa
Tusuyniykuwan, kacharpariy takiyniykuwan sinkaruspan
Misitullaqa qatakunataña, qasakunatañam wayrallaña qispillachkan
Tiyanan wasimanchiki musuq musuqraq yaykuykunqa
Qoñani urquchiki qasqullantapas kicharinqa Misitullaykiman
Wawayuq warmi qina kuyaykunanpaq, puñuykachinanpaq
Chaychapim munananchikta sapa punchaw chikllichichkan.
