Although seven volumes of his poetry are available in Spanish the work of Angel Gonzalez has not been widely translated into English This bilingual edition introduced by the poet presents selections from Palabra sobre palabra Word upon Word his definitive collection Included are poems from Grado elemental Elementary Grade which won the Antonio Machado Prize for Poetry Born in Oviedo Spain in 1925 Angel Gonzalez published his first book in 1956 to immediate acclaim His poetry is characterized by striking imagery and deeply personal statement that is often sad and sardonic Of his work Gonzalez writes Experience reality and preciseness of expression are probably the boundaries that limit the space on a horizontal plane in which my poetic intentions move Upon this plane trying to add another dimension I attempt to erect my creative and imaginative possibilities In some of these poems written and published in Spain the result of a determined desire to bear witness will have to be sought not in what the words say but in what they imply in the spaces of shadow of silence of anger or of helplessness that they discover or uncover Originally published in 1977 The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print on demand technology to again make available previously out of print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905

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