"In his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize for Literature, Octavio Paz said, "Soon I discovered the defense of poetry, disregarded in our century, became inseparable from the defense of liberty." Paz also said that "throughout history and under the most diverse circumstances, poets have participated in politics. I do not refer to poetry as a form of art to be used by the State. No. I refer to the free participation of the poets in the matters of his/her city." Paz's words ring true for the vibrant mosaic of voices this anthology exemplifies."
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Marjorie AgosĂn Introduction to These Are Not Sweet Girls: Poetry by Latin American Women (2000)
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Octavio Paz
1914 – 1998
mexikanischer Schriftsteller und Diplomat
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