Marco Antonio Montes de Oca explained

Marco Antonio Montes de Oca
Birth Date:3 August 1932
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation:Poet, Painter
Language:Spanish
Notableworks:Ruina de la infame Babilonia (1953), Delante de la luz cantan los pájaros (1959)

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.[1] 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.

Some of Montes de Oca's poetry was translated into English by Laura Villaseñor,[2] 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.

Works

Poetry

Short Stories

Memoir

Anthologies

Notes and References

  1. http://www.literatura.bellasartes.gob.mx/acervos/index.php/catalogo-biobibliografico/877?showall=1 Montes de Oca, Marco Antonio
  2. http://elibrary.wayne.edu/record=1055561 The heart of the flute / Marco Antonio Montes de Oca ; translated by Laura Villaseñor ; introd. by Octavio Paz.