The Poet Is a Little God: Creationist Verse [Paperback]

Vicente Huidobro (Author), Jorge Garcia-Gomez (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 089370945X | ISBN-13: 978-0893709457 | Publication Date: 1996 | Edition: Bilingual (English/Spanish)

A bilingual edition of EL ESPEJO DE AGUA, POEMAS ARCTICOS and ECUATORIAL by the Chilean poet who strove to compete with nature in creative imagination. Vicente Huidobro (1893-1948) had few followers, but many disciples. Also contains Huidobro's lecture on Creacionismo, aphorisms and fragments of other poems; introduction by Gary Kern. Completely revised 1996.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Huidobro rejoices in the power of poetry to fashion a new world, to envision a place stripped to its raw state, and to reinvent our staid surroundings into one that reverberates with profound impact upon our souls. Undaunted by the technology blamed for the extent of the [First World] War's damage, he embraces planes, trains, cameras, bombs and zeppelins as essential to growth, pairing them with rivers, trees, leaves and waves... a sense of the time period is captured and a fresh voice from the modern period emerges once more." -- CHELSEA No. 62, 1997

Language Notes

Text: English, Spanish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Xenos Books; Bilingual (English/Spanish) edition (1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089370945X
• ISBN-13: 978-0893709457
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,024,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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