Kategoria BISAC: Poetry >> European - General

"Laughter is the language of the soul," Pablo Neruda said. Among the most lasting voices of the most tumultuous (in his own words, "the saddest") century, a witness and a chronicler of its most decisive events, he is the author of more than thirty-five books of poetry and one of Latin America's most revered writers, the emblem of the engaged poet, an artist whose heart, always with the people, is literally consumed by passion. His work, oscillating from epic meditations on politics and history to intimate reflections on animals, food, and everyday objects, is filled with humor and...

For the Nobel Prize to come to Aleixandre now is fitting, not only because of the energy and intensity of his own poetry, but because it comes at this moment in Spanish history. "The New York Times"

"A Longing for the Light" is the only available bilingual Spanish-English translation of the poetry of Nobel Laureate Vicente Aleixandre. The collection spans the entirety of Aleixandre s career from early surrealist work to his complex and fascinating dialogues. It also contains prose interludes, an introduction by editor Lewis Hyde, and a descriptive bibliography.

Aleixandre was a...

Pablo Neruda is one of the world s great poets, and Copper Canyon Press has long been dedicated to publishing translations of his work in bilingual editions.

"The Hands of Day" at long last translated into English in its entirety pronounces Neruda s desire to take part in the great human making of the day. Moved by the guilt of never having worked with his hands, Neruda opens with the despairing confession, Why did I not make a broom? / Why was I given hands at all? The themes of hands and work grow in significance as Neruda celebrates the carpenters, longshoremen, blacksmiths, and...

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Escritora autodidacta. Nacio en El Tobar, un pueblo de la...

Quiza por todo ello el verdadero alcance, el valor real, el fin ultimo de este libro, se podria reducir a una sola frase escrita por el propio autor en un diario ilegible e...