Ram n L pez Velarde (1888-1921) was one of the most Mexican of Mexican poets, whose sense of history found expression in many poems, including his best-known "La suave Patria" ("Sweet Land"). This bilingual collection, drawn primarily from Poes as completas y el minutero, offers English-language readers our first book-length introduction to his poetry. Often called a "poet of the provinces," L pez Velarde gives us a glimpse into a...