Charged with sensuality and passion, Nerudas love poems caused a scandal when published anonymously in 1952. In later editions, these verses became the most celebrated of the Nobel Prize winners oeuvre. This wonderful book collects Nerudas most passionate... [More...]

A beautifully packaged collection from "the greatest poet of the 20th century—in any language" (Gabriel Garc'a Mrquez). 12 illustrations.

Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. In "The book of Questions", Neruda refuses to be corralled by the rational mind. Composed of 316 unanswerable questions, these poems integrate the wonder of a child with the experiences of an adult. By turns Orphic, comic,... [More...]

"Sensual as a tropical night swirling in honeysuckle and jazz, with its lush textures and effervescent lyricism, this book is like a smokey champagne which two lovers, mesmerized by each other's presence, are sipping".—San Francisco Examiner.

When it appeared in 1924, this work launched into the international spotlight a young, unknown poet whose writings would ignite a generation. Merwin's incomparable translation faces the original Spanish text in this volume that continues to inspire lovers... [More...]

El poeta cubano (1861-1936) del modernismo-romntico es conocido por su poema patritico "Mi bandera."

Based on travels through the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and parts of the South American mainland, these poems acknowledge the damage wrought to Caribbean peoples, landscapes, and cultures by invaders of all kinds—from conquistadors to sex tourists.... [More...]

'Trilce' is one of the great monuments of 20th-Century Hispanic poetry, as important in Hispanic letters as 'The Wasteland' and 'The Cantos' in the anglophone world, and all the more amazing for having been composed in remote Peru. Full of neologisms and... [More...]