Occupation Poet, Painter Role Poet Name Marco Montes | Nationality Mexican Language Spanish Books Twenty-one Poems | |
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Born August 3, 1932
Mexico City, Mexico ( 1932-08-03 ) Notable works Ruina de la infame Babilonia (1953), Delante de la luz cantan los pajaros (1959) Died February 7, 2009, Mexico City, Mexico Education National Autonomous University of Mexico Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, Latin America & Caribbean | ||
Homenaje p stumo al poeta marco antonio montes de oca
Marco Antonio Montes de Oca (August 3, 1932 - February 7, 2009) was a Mexican poet and painter.
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Montes de Oca was a prolific and influential poet whose principal books include: Ruina de la infame Babilonia (1953), and Delante de la luz cantan los pájaros (1959), which won the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize. He also wrote a self-titled memoir in 1967, and a book of short stories Las fuentes legendarias (1966), and also dedicated a lot of time to painting and sculpturing.
Some of Montes de Oca's poetry was translated into English by Laura Villaseñor, including the books: The heart of the flute in 1978 (with an introduction by Octavio Paz), and Twenty-One Poems in 1982.
He died of a heart attack in Mexico City on February 7, 2009.
Caos y un tubo de mandelbrot marco antonio montes de oca balderas
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Poetry
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