Description: A new book of poetry translation that enhances the ordinary
Review Quotes:
"In Machado there are no gypsies, no bulls, no castanets. His poetry has the still luminosity of a life lived in provincial backwaters in solitude and silence"--New York Times Book Review
"In Machado there are no gypsies, no bulls, no castanets. His poetry has the still luminosity of a life lived in provincial backwaters in solitude and silence"--New York Times Book Review
"Bly gives Machado with all of his tremendous sensitivity. He captures Machado's subtle sense of humor. He traces his stylistic and poetic experiments aimed at, as Machado put it, 'stitching the inner and the outer worlds together through poetry.' And finally, he sculpts for us the story of Machado's quiet though deeply passionate life. It was a life whose synthesis of joy and loss produced an uncommon blend of optimism and hope."--San Francisco Chronicle Review