A Draft of Shadows and Other PoemsĀ is the most recent collection of the work of Mexicoās leading poet and essayist, Octavio Paz. The first section of poems, fromĀ Ladera esteĀ (East Slope, 1969), reflects some of Pazās experiences as his countryās ambassador to India (1962-68). Following stays in England, France, and the United States, he returned to Mexico in 1971, reacting to the urban sprawl and violence of Mexico City with the four long poems of disaster and rage that, together with shorter poems more familiar in tone, make upĀ VueltaĀ (āReturn,āĀ 1976). A long meditation on the poetās childhood and adolescence,Ā Pasado en claroĀ (āA Draft of Shadows,ā 1975) forms the third section of this volume and represents a further departure from the self-contained surreal images many associate with Paz. This bilingual selection concludes with a sampling of his most recent lyrics, and the promise of further experimentation. Paz, winner in 1981 of both the Neustadt Prize and the Cervantes Award, stated in a recent interview: āWhen I am writing a poem, it is to make something, an object or organism that will be whole and living, something that will have a life independent of me,ā and throughout this book the poetās abiding concern for language as a living force is revealed. For Paz, poetry is a way of reinventing the self, and appropriately, the reflective. āA Draft of Shadowsā concludes: āI am the shadow my words cast.ā
This book title, A Draft of Shadows and Other Poems, ISBN: 9780811207386, by Octavio Paz, published by New Directions (February 17, 1980) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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