A Voice of Exile and Ecological Remembrance Cecilia Vicuña, born in Santiago, Chile, in 1948, is a poet and artist whose oeuvre explores profound themes of language, memory, dissolution, extinction, and exile—concepts inextricably linked to her personal history as a refugee from the violent military coup that ousted Salvador Allende in 1973. Her artistic practice transcends conventional boundaries, integrating poetry, performance, Con…