Nueva antología de poesía chilena en inglés

Chilean Poets by Jorge Etcheverry Description of the book: This anthology offers a broad spectrum of modern and contemporary Chilean poetry, including both works by such eminent figures as Pablo Neruda, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo de Rocka, Vicente Huidobro, and Nicanor Parra and a representative sample from the succeeding groups and generations of poets who have gained public and critical acclaim. The editors have devoted considerable space to the new voices but not only to the best known among them and not just to their most familiar poems. The aim has been, rather, to encompass the diversity of aesthetic and thematic interests. Chilean poetry is no longer limited to a geographical region. The globalization began with the events of 1973, which sent Chileans into exile to the four corners of the earth, and it has been perpetuated and stimulated by the ever increasing facility of virtual communication. Thus, the anthology focuses not only on the multi-faceted poetry of Santiago and the strong, majestic poetry of the South and the North of Chile, but it embraces also writings by established and emerging poets in Canada and the United States, a product of the Chilean diaspora. Moreover, it seeks to reflect the various segments of contemporary Chilean poetry, such as that being written by women and indigenous poets. It has been said that the Spanish language is ideally suited to the creation of poetry. Here the editor has demonstrated that Chile occupies a place of privilege in this endeavour and that its poets can be justly proud of their explorations among the possibilities of poetic language. The anthology include names such Armando Roa, Armando Uribe, Ximena Troncoso, Gonzalo Rojas, Elias Letelier, Rodrigo Lira, José Ángel Cuevas, Sergio Badilla Castro, Jaime Gómez Rogers, José María Memet, Waldo Rojas, Alfredo Lavergne, Rosamel del Valle, Vicente Huidobro, Pablo de Rokha, Juan Antonio Ríos and many more. ======================== Edited by Jorge Etcheverry Jorge Etcheverry, born in 1945, is a former member of the School of Santiago and Grupo América from the 1960s. He lives in Canada and has published poetry, prose, criticism and various articles in several countries. His books of poetry are: The Escape Artist (1981); La Calle (1986); The Witch (1986); Tánger (1991); A Vuelo de Pájaro (1998); Vitral con Pájaros,(2004); and Reflexión Hacia el Sur (2004). Lately, he has appeared in anthologies such as Cien microcuentos chilenos (2002); Los poetas y el general (2002); Anaconda, Antología di Poeti Americani (2003); El lugar de la memoria. Poetas y narradores de Chile (2007); Latinocanadá (2007); Poéticas de Chile. Chilean Poets (2007); 100 cuentos breves de todo el mundo (2007); and The Changing Faces of Chilean Poetry: A Translation of Avant Garde, Women’s, and Protest Poetry (2008). Mariela Griffor, Publisher Marick Press P.O. Box 36253 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 URL: www.marickpress.com URL: www.marielagriffor.com URL: www.chileanconsulatedetroit.org Phone: (313) 407-9236 Email: mgriffor@marickpress.com