Connecting Lines: New Poetry from Mexico [Spanish]

By Luis Cortés Bargalló and Luis Cortés Bargalló

Esta publicaci?n en dos vol?menes representa un valioso esfuerzo para favorecer el intercambio entre las culturas y los creadores de M?xico y los Estados Unidos, mostrando las creaciones de cincuenta... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 1932511199
• ISBN13: 9781932511192
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Sarabande Books
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"

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An anthology of contemporary poetry by a variety of Mexican authors

Connecting Lines: New Poetry from Mexico is an anthology of contemporary poetry by a variety of Mexican authors. Each poem is presented in its original Spanish and in English translation, and cover a broad variety of themes in this compilation ideal for classroom study or private reading. Authors represented include Elsa Cross, Francisco Hernandez, Jose Luis Rivas, Alberto Blanco, and many more. Approximately four to six of each author's brief poems are showcased in this eclectic anthology that reflects the energetic spirit of Mexican poetry. "Dispersion": I rip off this Persian robe / and lots petals fly / around the room. // Nevertheless, the fallen colors, / my naked body, / shivering, / reminds me of dispersion. // The stars / pierce with anise the dark sky. / I see myself melt away in God's abyss / and not in your arms.