Marco Antonio Montes de Oca
Marco Antonio Montes de Oca (August 3, 1932 - February 7, 2009) was a Mexican poet and painter. 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.
Marco Antonio Montes de Oca
- Name
- Marco Antonio Montes de Oca
- Born
- 3 August 1932
- Birthplace
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Occupation
- Poet, Painter
- Died
- 2009 · Mexico City.
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Education
- National Autonomous University of Mexico
- Honours
- Xavier Villaurrutia Award · National Prize for Arts and Sciences · Premio Mazatlán de Literatura · Guggenheim Fellowship
- Languages
- Spanish
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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.
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• Name — Marco Antonio Montes de Oca • Born — 3 August 1932 • Birthplace — Mexico City, Mexico • Place of death — Mexico City, Mexico • Occupation — Poet, Painter • Language — Spanish • Notable Works — Ruina de la infame Babilonia (1953), Delante de la luz cantan los pájaros (1959)
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Poetry • Ruina de la infame Babilonia (Stylo, 1953) • Contrapunto de la fe (Los Presentes, 1955) • Pliego de testimonios (Metáfora, 1956) • Delante de la luz cantan los pájaros (FCE, Letras Mexicanas, 1959) • Cantos al sol que no se alcanza (FCE, 1961) • Fundación del entusiasmo (UNAM, Poemas y Ensayos, 1963) • La parcela en el edén (Pájaro Cascabel, 1964) • Vendimia del juglar (Joaquín Mortiz, Las Dos Orillas, 1965) • Pedir el fuego (Joaquín Mortiz, 1968) • Lugares donde el espacio cicatriza (Joaquín Mortiz, Las Dos Orillas, 1974) • Se llama como quieras (UNAM, Poemas y Ensayos, 1974) • Las constelaciones secretas (FCE, 1976) • En honor de las palabras (Joaquín Mortiz, 1979) • Migraciones y vísperas (Oasis, 1983) • Cuenta nueva y otros poemas (Martín Casillas, 1983) • Tablero de orientaciones (Premiá, 1984) • Vaivén (Joaquín Mortiz, 1986) • Altanoche (SEP, Lecturas Mexicanas, 1986) • Vocación tras la ventana (bilingüe) (Centro de Estudios Universitarios Londres, 1998) Short Stories • Las fuentes legendarias (Joaquín Mortiz, 1966) Memoir • Marco Antonio Montes de Oca (Empresas Editoriales, 1967) Anthologies • Poesía reunida (1953–1970) (FCE, Letras Mexicanas, 1971) • El surco y la brasa (FCE, Letras Mexicanas, 1974) Traducciones, en colaboración con Ana Luisa Vega. • Poesía, crimen y prisión (Secretaría de Gobernación, 1975) • Comparecencias (poesía 1968–1980) (Seix Barral, 1980) • Pedir el fuego (antología 1953–1991) (Joaquín Mortiz/CONACULTA, 1992) • Delante de la luz cantan los pájaros (Poesía 1953-2000) (FCE, Letras Mexicanas, 2000)
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