Felina Rapaz

La poesía se concibe aquí como territorio de salvaguarda, como ámbito en que podamos estar protegidos, salvados, frente a toda intemperie; lo mismo que esos espacios —dextros— en torno a las iglesias, o que esos círculos, trazados por los niños en la tierra durante sus juegos, en los cuales uno queda salvado con el solo hecho de entrar. Las palabras se configuran aquí como hilos de tiempo, hilos de la emoción y la memoria, que, procedentes de lo vivido, tratan de trascender la realidad, para crear un territorio del espíritu, en el que la belleza sea resultado de un modo de estar...

A major new bilingual edition of the Peruvian poet's work Cesar Vallejo is one of the best-known Latin American poets of the twentieth century. Challenging, intense, and difficult to translate, Vallejo's work has often been overshadowed by his fervent endorsement of communism. Noted scholar Ilan Stavans tackles the avant- garde poet's politics head-on in an enlightening new introduction that places Vallejo in his proper literary context, while Margaret Sayers Peden's new translation does full justice to Vallejo's complex literary style. Including Spanish and English versions of more than...

Known primarily for his poetry of social protest Chicano poet Alurista moves in a new direction in Z Eros, which includes both erotic and political poetry. Moving rapidly between Spanish and English, he introduces readers to a language and a world that exists somewhere between the two cultures and voices. About half of this book is in English and the rest in Spanish.

This famous and universally loved poem for daily living has inspired many generations of Buddhists and non-Buddhists since it was first composed in the 8th century by the famous Indian Buddhist master Shantideva. This new translation, made under the guidance of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, conveys the great lucidity and poetic beauty of the original, while preserving its full impact and spiritual insight. Reading these verses slowly, while contemplating their meaning, has a profoundly liberating effect on the mind. The poem invokes special positive states of mind, moves us from suffering and...