Harsh World and Other Poems

ISBN: 9780691616650 出版年：2015 页码：182 Gonzalez, Angel Princeton University Press

Although seven volumes of his poetry are available in spanish, the work of angel gonzalez has not been widely translated into english. This bilingual edition, introduced by the poet, presents selections from palabra sobre palabra (word upon word), his definitive collection. Included are poems from grado elemental (elementary grade), which won the antonio machado prize for poetry. Born in oviedo, spain in 1925, angel gonzalez published his first book in 1956 to immediate acclaim. His poetry is characterized by striking imagery and deeply personal statement that is often sad and sardonic. Of his work gonzalez writes, "'experience,' 'reality', and 'preciseness of expression' are probably...The boundaries that limit the space, on a horizontal plane, in which my poetic intentions move. Upon this plane, trying to add another dimension, i attempt to erect my creative and imaginative possibilities.