Beyond the Page: Poetry and Performance in Spanish America

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beyond the page Beyond the Page Poetry and Performance in Spanish America Jill S. Kuhnheim tucson The University of Arizona Press© 2014 The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserved www.uapress.arizona.edu The Neruda poem quoted and discussed in chapter 3 is “Agua Sexual,” Residencia en la tierra, © Fundación Pablo Neruda, 2013. The translation of the Neruda poem quoted and discussed in chapter 3 is “Agua Sexual” by Pablo Neruda, translated by Donald D. Walsh, from Residence on Earth, © 1973 by Pablo Neruda and Donald D. Walsh. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kuhnheim, Jill S. Beyond the Page : Poetry and Performance in Spanish America / Jill S. Kuhnheim. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8165-3080-9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Spanish American poetry—20th century—History and criticism. 2. Literature and society—Latin America. I. Title. PQ7082.P7K836 2014 861—dc23 2013034471 Publication of this book is made possible in part by the proceeds of a permanent endowment created with the assistance of a Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency. Manufactured in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper containing a minimum of 30% post-consumer waste and processed chlorine free. 19 18 17 16 15 14 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Julian and Theresa, who bring their own poetry and joy into my life. ...