Pacheco, Jose Emilio

Jose Emilio Pacheco (1939- ) is one of Mexico s foremost poets, novelists, and essayists. A lifelong resident of Mexico City, Pacheco has been a guest lecturer throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain. Some of Pacheco s best known collections of poetry includeMiro la tierra(which documented the Mexico City earthquake), El reposo del fuego, Fin de siglo y otros poemas, Arbol entere dos muros/Tree between two walls, andSelected Poems. HisNo me preguntas como pasa el tiempowas awarded Mexico s National Poetry Prize. New Directions publishes two titles by Emilio Pacheco: Battles in the