Homero Aridjis, Environmentalist, Writer, and Diplomat
April 6, 1940 is the birthday of Homero Aridjis, Mexican writer and diplomat. Aridjis has published 41 books of poetry and prose with worldwide popularity. Many of his works are translated into over a dozen languages and have won numerous awards. Aridjis is a passionate defender of the environment; his causes include Monarch butterflies. Aridjis said that his support for the beautiful orange and black butterflies has been the “environmental cause of my life.”
06 de abril 1940 es el cumpleaños de Homero Aridjis, escritor y diplomático mexicano. Aridjis ha publicado 41 libros de poesía y prosa con la popularidad en todo el mundo. Muchas de sus obras están traducidas a más de una docena de idiomas y han ganado numerosos premios. Aridjis es un apasionado defensor del medio ambiente, y sus causas son las mariposas monarca. Aridjis dijo que su apoyo a las hermosas mariposas de color naranja y negro ha sido la “causa ambiental de mi vida.”