The Poems of Octavio Paz Octavio Paz, edited and trans. from the Spanish by Eliot Weinberger. New Directions, $39.95 (624p) ISBN 978-0-8112-2043-9.

Octavio Paz was one of the most outstanding poets in ... From a young age, he found his vocation, because when he was just 17 years old, he published his first poems in the magazine Barandal, ...

Octavio Paz, as Enrique Krauze once expressed, was a poet, a lover of words. This universal man represents the best of Mexico, and Mexico is happy to celebrate the centennial of his birth.

Paz, an essayist, poet, translator, and diplomat, published more than 60 books. At the age of 19 the budding author released his first book of poetry -- "Luna Silvestre" or "Forest Moon." ...