{"product_id":"poemas-solares-solar-poems-paperback","title":"Poemas Solares\/Solar Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHomero Aridjis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge McWhirter\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book of cosmological surrealism in the tradition of Octavio Paz, \u003cem\u003eSolar Poems\u003c\/em\u003e is the first English translation of a single volume of poems by Mexico's famed poet-diplomat Homero Aridjis, exploring political consciousness as well as visionary psychological themes. President emeritus of International PEN, the prolific poet is Mexico's ambassador to UNESCO. \u003cem\u003ePoemas solares\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eSolar Poems\u003c\/em\u003e) was published in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslator George McWhirter won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize for \u003cem\u003eCatalan Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, the F.R. Scott Prize for \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems of Jos  Emilio Pacheco\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for his novel \u003cem\u003eCage\u003c\/em\u003e. He is Vancouver's first Poet Laureate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomero Aridjis is a profoundly ecological poet who has put his fame and time where his principles are, fighting to save the monarch butterflies that winter by the billions in the mountains of his native Michoac n, the sea turtle that lays her eggs on Caribbean beaches, and the gray whale that calves in the lagoons of Baja California. Aridjis writes to the point, with an open eye and a sense of humor . . . --John Oliver Simon, \u003cem\u003ePoetry Flash\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAridjis has published thirty-eight books. English translations include the novels \u003cem\u003ePersephone\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e1492\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Last Days\u003c\/em\u003e, the poetry collections \u003cem\u003eBlue Spaces\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eExaltation of Light\u003c\/em\u003e, and a bilingual selected poems \u003cem\u003eEyes to See Otherwise\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003ePoemas Solares\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eSolar Poems\u003c\/em\u003e) was published in 2005. President Emeritus of International PEN, he is Mexico's Ambassador to UNESCO. George McWhirter was born in Belfast. His \u003cem\u003eCatalan Poems\u003c\/em\u003e won Commonwealth Poetry Prize, Selected Poems of José Emilio Pacheco, the F.R. Scott Prize, and his novel \u003cem\u003eCage\u003c\/em\u003e, the Ethel Wilson Prize. Recent poetry includes \u003cem\u003eThe Incorrection\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Anachronicles\u003c\/em\u003e. Blackbird Theatre produced his version of Euripides's Hecuba in Vancouver, 2007. He is Vancouver's first Poet Laureate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758098612512,"sku":"9780872865044","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4a315e0dd4230df8a436f4e64068e6fe.webp?v=1780117966","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/poemas-solares-solar-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}