Cantos de mi pueblo

Antonio Machado (1875–1939) is Spain’s master poet, the explorer of dream and landscape, and of consciousness below language. Widely regarded as the greatest twentieth century poet who wrote in Spanish, Machado—like his contemporary Rilke—is intensely introspective and meditative. In this collection, the unparalleled translator Willis Barnstone, returns to the poet with whom he first started his distinguished career, offering a new bilingual edition which provides a sweeping assessment of Machado’s work. In addition, Border of a Dream includes a reminiscence by Nobel Laureate Juan...

Presenting an evocative selection of Spanish-language poetry that re-creates the diverse emotions and phases of love, this remarkable collection is a richly traced journey from incipient, blossoming feelings to full, erotic passion and eventually declining desire—and the love that dies due to distance and neglect. This luxury edition does not have a spine and instead opens and closes like an accordion. Presentando una selección evocativa de poesía en español que recrea los diversos sentimientos y fases del amor, esta colección notable es un viaje lujosamente delineado desde las...

I am honored to dedicate my poetry in English and Spanish to the world and specially in these difficult times that we have . I know that my experiences that I have had since my early childhood have given me solutions for many of the challenges that our world faces today. I support the protection of the environment since I believe that it is our duty to protect what God has given us, and not to to be destructive to flora and fauna; and that wars between humans should be resolved in a peaceful and cordial way. I also address homelessness, drug abuse, abuse of the elderly , and to prayerfully...

Si un libro nuevo de Juan Luis Panero siempre es una grata noticia para los amantes de la poesía, este que presentamos ahora es doblemente bienvenido, porque desmiente las propias declaraciones del poeta sobre los pocos versos que escribía últimamente y reafirma su voluntad de no quedar mudo después de la publicación, hace cerca de dos años, de su Poesía completa (1968-1998 ) (Marginales 153). Miguel García Posada, crítico de El País , saludó su aparición como «un acontecimiento editorial de primer orden en el campo de la lírica », y Víctor García de la Concha ( Abc )...