"Large anthology includes work by 58 poets. Extensive, but general, introduction. Poets arranged chronologically from José Martí to Marjorie Agosín. Volume includes few surprises and relatively few women. Bilingual format. Many translators; great fluctuation in quality. For detailed discussion of translations, see Charles Tomlinson in Times Literary Supplement, May 9, 1997; and Eliot Weinberger in Sulfur, 40, Spring 1997"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

José Martí -- Joô da Cruz e Sousa -- Rubén Darío -- Ricardo Jaimes Freyre -- Amado Nervo -- Enrique González Martínez -- José María Eguren -- Leopoldo Lugones -- José Santos Chocano -- Julio Herrera y Reissig -- Delmira Agustini -- Manuel Bandeira -- Ramón López Velarde -- Gabriela Mistral [Lucila Godoy Alcayaga] -- Alfonso Reyes -- Oswald de Andrade -- César Vallejo -- Alfonsina Storni -- Mário de Andrade -- Alfonson Cortés -- Vicente Huidobro -- Juana de Ibarbourou [Juanita Fernndez Morales] -- Jorge de Lima -- Raul Bopp -- Ricardo Molinari -- Luis Palés Matos -- Jorge Luis Borges -- Claudia Lars [Carmen Brannon Beers] -- Carlos Pellicer -- José Gorostiza -- Cecília Meireles -- Carlos Drummond de Andrade -- Nicolás Guillén -- Jaime Torres Bodet -- Jorge Carrera Andrade -- Eugenio Florit -- Henriqueta Lisboa -- Xavier Villaurrutia -- Pablo Neruda [Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto] -- Sara de Ibáñez -- José Lezama Lima -- Enrique Molina -- Pablo Antonio Cuadra -- Julio Cortázar -- Efraín Huerta -- Nicanor Parra -- Octavio Paz -- Julia de Burgos -- Violeta Parra -- Gonzalo Rojas -- Mario Benedetti -- Joô Cabral de Melo Neto -- Olga Orozco -- Eunice Odio -- Álvaro Mutis -- Claribel Alegía -- Ernesto Cardenal -- Rosario Castellanos -- Roberto Juarróz -- Jaime Sabines -- Carlos Germn Belli -- Ernesto [Che] Guevara -- Enrique Lihn -- Juan Gelman -- Ferreira Gullar [José Ribamar Ferreira] -- Heberto Padilla -- Gabriel Zaid -- Roque Dalton -- Víctor Jara -- Adélia Prado -- Jorge Teillier -- Alejandra Pizarnik --- Óscar Hahn -- José Emilio Pacheco -- Homero Aridjis -- Antonio Cisneros -- Nancy Morejón -- Octavio Armand -- Raúl Zurita -- Marjorie Agosín.