Tecayehuatzin (Aquiauhtzin) (1430-1500) was a

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born in

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. Although a sought-out composer of

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, few of his

poem Poetry (derived from the Greek '' poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings ...

s survive. Poems attributed to Aquiauhtzin include: ''Chalcacihuacuicatl (Song of Chalcan Women)''
''Noconcacon Cuicatl (I Have Heard A Song)''

References

* Nahuatl-language poets 1430 births 1500 deaths {{Mexico-poet-stub