The invisible presence : sixteen poets of Spanish America, 1925-1995 : poems /

The contributors to this anthology of 20th-century Latin American poetry are not household names of the caliber or stature of Paz or Neruda. Even the most famous poet, Arguedas, is better known for his indigenista prose. The Mandrâgora, the Chilean surrealist group active between 1939 and 1945, sets the tone for much of the volume-in fact, a total of nine entrants from Chile are included, effectively snubbing important poets from other countries. All are translated capably if dryly by Zeller, except, ironically enough, those of her father, Ludwig Zeller, who selected the entries. The poets are not mainstream, their influence moot, and their heretofore relatively unknown status fairly understandable. For academic libraries only.-Lawrence Olszewski, OCLC, Dublin, Ohio (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.