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Poems and Antipoems

work by Parra

Also known as: “Poemas y antipoemas”

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In Nicanor Parra
With Poemas y antipoemas (1954; Poems and Antipoems), Parra’s efforts to make poetry more accessible gained him national and international fame. In lucid, direct language, these verses treat with black humour and ironic vision common, everyday problems of a grotesque and often absurd world.
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