Material de Lectura: Serie Poesia Moderna, Nos. 1-16 [Octavio Paz, Carlos Pellicer, Jorge Cuesta]

Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Direc- ción General de Difusión Cultural, Departamento de Humanidades, [1977-1978]. Saddle stapled in illustrated wraps. Near fine. Item #10611

The first sixteen pamphlets of the Modern Poetry Series published by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Attractively designed and printed by Vicente Rojo’s famed Imprenta Madero, with cover illustrations by the self-taught Mexican artist Daniel Kent, the series aimed to bring short and representative publications from a wide range of contemporary poets. In addition to the poets Carlos Pellicer, Fernando Pessoa, José Lezama Lima, Octavio Paz, Efraín Huerta, and Jorge Cuesta, some pamphlets feature several poets representative of a particular country, such as the “Modern Italian Poetry” and “Seven Contemporary North American Poets” pamphlets.

Edited by the prominent critic and intellectual Guillermo Sheridan, each pamphlet includes an introductory note, often from a prominent writer. Included in this gathering are introductions by Octavio Paz, José Emilio Pachecho, David Huerta, José Joaquín Blanco, and Carlos Montemayor.

A substantial and sequential gathering of this important Mexican poetry serial. Early issues remain rare, especially a sequential run in such unblemished condition.

Price: $450.00