Ramón López Velarde (1888-1921) was one of the most Mexican of Mexican poets, whose sense of history found expression in many poems, including his best-known "La suave Patria" ("Sweet Land"). This bilingual collection, drawn primarily from Poesías completas y el minutero, offers English-language readers our first book-length introduction to his poetry. Often called a "poet of the provinces," López Velarde gives us a glimpse into a slower and more gentle way of life. His poems present the contrast between city and hometown and between urban and pastoral landscapes. Through these contrasts runs the thread of religious faith, while urgency of language informs the entire body of his poetic production. Original, specially commissioned drawings by noted contemporary Mexican artist Juan Soriano complement the poems. This combination of poetry and art speaks to universal emotions; indeed the poetry of López Velarde belongs to everyone who sings the Song of the Heart.

Song of the Heart: Selected Poems by Ramón López Velarde (Texas Pan American Series)

Literature & Fiction

López Velarde, Ramón

United States

University of Texas Press

Ramón López Velarde (1888-1921) was one of the most Mexican of Mexican poets, whose sense of history found expression in many poems, including his best-known "La suave Patria" ("Sweet Land"). This bilingual collection, drawn primarily from Poesías completas y el minutero, offers English-language readers our first book-length introduction to his poetry. Often called a "poet of the provinces," López Velarde gives us a glimpse into a slower and more gentle way of life. His poems present the contrast between city and hometown and between urban and pastoral landscapes. Through these contrasts runs the thread of religious faith, while urgency of language informs the entire body of his poetic production. Original, specially commissioned drawings by noted contemporary Mexican artist Juan Soriano complement the poems. This combination of poetry and art speaks to universal emotions; indeed the poetry of López Velarde belongs to everyone who sings the Song of the Heart.

Song of the Heart: Selected Poems

Poetry

La sangre devota; Zozobra; El son del corazón (Poesía Hiperión) (Spanish Edition)

Hiperión

Esta publicación de la colección Archivos se realizó como un doble homenaje: al poeta jerezano y a José Luis Martínez, coordinador del aparato crítico, por sus cincuenta años de incansable investigación velardiana, quien compila toda la obra poética, su recepción crítica, una cronología biobibliográfica, el trabajo de varios investigadores sobre la vida y personalidad de López Velarde, además de una serie de manuscritos facsimilares pertenecientes a la colección de la Academia Mexicana de la Lengua.

Obra poética (Spanish Edition)

FONDO DE CULTURA ECONOMICA*

El poeta mexicano Ramon Lopez Velarde dio impulso a los temas relacionados con el medio provinciano. Su primer libro, La sangre devota, reflejo semejante gusto en el que la ingenuidad ocupaba un sitio visible; poco despues, Zozobra revelo un impetu lirico que penetraba en los conflictos de la conciencia. Finalmente, El son del corazon completo el sentido de su oficio.

Obras (Biblioteca Americana) (Spanish Edition)

Selección de la obra poética de López Velarde acompañada por un ensayo-prólogo de Octavio Paz. Aquí se antologan poemas de los siguientes libros: Primeras poesías (1905-1912), La sangre devota (1916), Zozobra (1919), y El son del corazón (1919-1921; 1932).

La suave patria y otros poemas (Spanish Edition)

Fuensanta (Spanish Edition)

La suave patria (Spanish Edition)

Dosfilos Editores

Saturnino Herran (Spanish Edition)

Arts & Photography

Herran, Saturnino

History & Criticism

Fondo Editorial de la Plastica Mexicana

Poemas (Spanish Edition)

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