Question

n Náhuatl, the language of the Aztec world, one key word for poet was 'tlamatine,' meaning 'the one who knows,' or 'he who knows something.' Poets were considered 'sages of the word,' who meditated on human enigmas and explored the beyond, the realm of the gods.

-Edward Hirsch

What does this quote tell us about the role and power of the poet in Aztec society?

*Edward Hirsch is an American poet, but I am not aware that he is an expert on Aztec history and culture.

make it one or two sentances

Answer 1

The quote shows that in Aztec society poets (tlamatini) were revered as sage-know ers who probed human mysteries and mediated between people and the gods, wielding social and spiritual authority through language. Hirsch is a modern American poet, not an Aztec specialist, though his use of the Nahuatl term reflects a historically attested respect for poet-sages.