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“Quaderns de poesia”, in English “poetry notebooks” is a poetry Catalan magazine. Its publication started on June 1935 and it continued until 1936, when it had to be interrupted due to the Spanish Civil War. In total they were published 8 numbers, one each month. It was directed by a staff formed by Josep Vicenç Foix, Tomàs Garcés, Marià Manent, Carles Riba and Joan Teixidor. It was a high quality magazine regarding its presentation and its content. Regarding the format, it had 32 pages with 2 columns each and the dimensions were 240x185mm. The impression was done in Castells Bonet, S.A. and the editing office was in the Street Carrer de les Corts Catalanes 660 in Barcelona The number cost one and a half peseta.
Theme and collaborators
The theme of the magazine was poetry. They were published poetry texts from poets from that period. Almost all of them were written in Catalan but there also were some in Spanish and French. Furthermore, they published critical articles and essays about literature.
The collaborators of the magazine were Josep Carner, Carles Riba, García Lorca, Stephen Spender, Jules Supervielle, Riquer, Pedro Salinas, Josep Maria Capdevila, Marià Manent among others. Moreover, there were drawings by Francesc Domingo. The number 4 was dedicated to the poetry of Ramon Llull.
“Quaderns de Poesia” was one of the best recompilations of poetry from that moment in Europe. In addition, they were a clear exponent of Noucentisme and the beginnings of Avant-gardism.